CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: JUNE 17, 2015
PREPARED BY: Mario Iglesias, Interim Utility Business Manager/Public Works
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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LABORATORY SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR POTABLE WATER SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution approving a two-year professional services agreement for a total of $88,530 with Alpha Analytical Laboratories Inc., with the option to extend the agreement for an additional year at a cost not to exceed 110% of the approved annual amount of $44,265 for laboratory services for water sampling and analysis and authorizing the City Manager to execute and administer the agreement on behalf of City.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing public safety
2015 Focus Areas
Infrastructure Funding and Advocacy
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The Utilities Division systematically tests Morgan Hill's drinking water to ensure that water quality meets or exceeds all public health and environmental standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the State Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board). Sampling is carried out pursuant to the provisions of the California Health and Safety Code, Division 101, Part 12, Chapter 4, Section 100825, et seq. The EPA and Water Board establish the basis for kind/frequency of testing procedures, weekly collection of water samples, transfer of samples to an accredited lab, the written documentation of test results, and reporting requirements. Test results provide the empirical data for the City's annual Water Quality Consumer Confidence Report, a report required by the EPA and the Water Board.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in April 2015 for water quality testing for a new two-year contract to begin in Fiscal Year 2015-16 and end in Fiscal Year 2016-17 with a one-year extension proviso. The City received five proposals, with the lowest price for all th...
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