R-006-18 Approving Environmental Consultants Prequalified to Provide CEQA and NEPA Services for the City

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0 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-06-18 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COLTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS PRE QUALIFIED TO PROVIDE CEQA AND NEPA SERVICES FOR THE CITY. WHEREAS, California CEQA Guidelines Sections 15050-15051 designate the lead agency that carries out or approves a project as the responsible party to prepare, or to have prepared, an EIR or Negative Declaration for a project; and WHEREAS, as lead agency for projects carried out or approved by the City, the City of Colton will benefit having a list of pre -qualified consultants to prepare environmental documents pursuant to CEQA and NEPA; and WHEREAS, pre -qualified consultants will assist the City by facilitating a streamlined contracting process and by ensuring high quality environmental documents; and WHEREAS, a Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") to establish a list of pre -qualified environmental consultants was sent to 21 consulting firms on November 27, 2017, and posted on the City's vendor website "Bidnet"); and WHEREAS, twenty-two consulting firms submitted Statements of Qualifications which were evaluated and rated by City staff. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON: SECTION 1. The City Council, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), finds that establishment of a list of pre -qualified consultants is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378. SECTION 2. Based upon the findings set forth herein, the City Council hereby approves the pre -qualified environmental consultants, Exhibit A, attached hereto. The pre -qualified consultants are authorized to exclusively provide CEQA and NEPA services to the City from February 20,2018 to February 19, 2021; and SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to approve up to a one-year extension of the pre -qualified list; and SECTION 4. The City may delete consultants from pre -qualified status without cause at any time, and may utilize consultants who are not pre -qualified for purposes of providing specialized environmental services that may not be available from pre -qualified consultants.