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CC – CONSENT ITEM: Authorization of a Task Order in an Amount Not to Exceed $220,000 with RTI Consulting Inc. for Construction Management Services for the Citywide Bioretention Basin Project, PW006, Pursuant to the City’s On-Call Agreement with RTI Consulting, Inc.
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Meeting Date: September 14, 2026
Contact/Dept: Sean Singletary/Public Works - EPO
Phone Number: (310) 253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [ ] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Notification: Email: Meetings and Agendas – City Council (09/10/2026)
Dept Approval: Nick Zornes, Acting Director of Public Works (08/25/2026)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council authorize a task order in an amount not to exceed $220,000 with RTI Consulting Inc. for construction management services for the Citywide Bioretention Basin Project, PW006 (Project), pursuant to the City’s on-call agreement with RTI Consulting, Inc.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
Stormwater Quality Master Plan
On August 23, 2021, the City Council adopted the City’s Stormwater Quality Master Plan (SWQMP). The objective of the SWQMP is to provide a planning tool to identify potential regional, green street and Low Impact Development (LID) projects to collectively meet the City’s water quality compliance goals. The primary measure of MS4 compliance implementation is the volume of stormwater managed by the BMPs. The Ballona Creek EWMP determined that a combined BMP capacity of 99 acre-feet (ac-ft) for the prescribed set of BMPs would provide reasonable assurance that water quality goals are met in the City. The SWQMP identified 441 BMPs or projects Citywide, with the bulk of compliance to be achieved through green street projects.
Seven of the green street segments recommended by the SWQMP were selected and packaged as the Citywide Bioretention Basin Project. The proposed stormwater BMPs implemented are a combinatio...
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