CONSULTING ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

Description: The City of Carpinteria (City) is requesting for proposals from qualified firms to provide consulting environmental services for the City�s Watershed Management Program (Program). The consulting services will be administered by the Public Works Department under the direct supervision of the Environmental Program Manager with the oversight of the Public Works Director. The general scope of services includes tasks required to support the Program in the City�s compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit (NPDES Phase II MS4 Permit) including regulatory tracking and reporting, program development and implementation, inspections, monitoring, training, illicit discharge investigations, data management, cost tracking, development review support, and other as-needed NPDES MS4 Phase II Permit compliance activities. The award will be made to the most qualified firm based on the responsiveness to this Request for Proposal (RFP). The City�s budget for the services described in this RFP is not to exceed $50,000. The City implemented an Environmental Purchasing Policy, and the City encourages other businesses to adhere to similar principles (City Council Resolution No. 5686. Adopted July 25, 2016).