On- Call Geotechnical Engineering Services

Description: BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION The City of Orinda is situated in the Oakland/Berkeley hills immediately east of the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 in Contra Costa County. The City’s Public Works and Engineering Services Department maintains approximately 93 miles of public right-of-way as well as five two-lane bridges in a semi-rural community with 31 miles of creeks. The City of Orinda plans to select up to five firms to provide on-call Civil Engineering services through June 30, 2026, with the ability for the City Manager to extend the contract for one additional year. The time and materials contract limit is $150,000 with the ability to amend the limit on an as needed basis. The City’s usage of the consultants’ services will be on as-needed basis so if the demand is not there, then the services will not be requested. For each on-call service request, the consultant and the City will agree upon the specific scope of work and cost for that project. The City has the right to

retain other consulting firms in its sole discretion when the City believes there will be an economic or other significant advantage for doing so. Services for each contract will be provided on a negotiated fee basis, per work order. No minimum amount of work is guaranteed under these agreements. Compensation will be based on time and materials with a not-to-exceed limit agreed upon by both Consultant and City before work begins. Work may include, but is not limited to the following: Geotechnical report peer reviewSlide and erosion analysis with repair recommendationsDevelopment/compliance peer reviewSoils and foundation investigationsConsultation on geotechnical matters such as grading design, geologic hazard mitigations, roadway and storm drain projects, and retaining wallsfield and laboratory materials testing services, including meeting the City’s Quality Assurance Plan requirementsReview of geology, soils and hazards sections of CEQA documents prepared for the City Deliverables may include letter reports, memorandums, geotechnical reports, project plans, specifications, engineer’s cost estimates, and studies. Publication Date/Time: 4/8/2024 2:00 PM Closing Date/Time: 5/6/2024 4:00 PM Submittal Information: See RFQ Bid Opening Information: See RFQ Contact Person: For additional information, contact Kevin McCourt, Assistant Engineer, at KMcCourt@cityoforinda.org or (925) 253-4251. Qualifications: SEE RFQ Special Requirements: SEE RFQ Related Documents: Sample Contract Form_700_20232025-26 Geotechnical RFQ