Palos Verdes Estates Planet bids #140884

Palos Verdes Peninsula CIMP: Receiving Water and Outfall Monitoring Services

This opportunity seeks qualified consulting firms to implement the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) for receiving water and stormwater outfall monitoring in Los Angeles County, California. - Government Buyer: - City of Rancho Palos Verdes Public Works Department, representing the Palos Verdes Peninsula CIMP Group (includes County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Flood Control District, and the cities of Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, and Rolling Hills Estates) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs are named; open to qualified environmental and management consulting firms - Products/Services Requested: - Implementation of receiving water and outfall monitoring procedures per Peninsula CIMP and MS4 Permit - Wet weather monitoring at Peninsula-RW1 (Santa Monica Bay) and stormwater outfalls Peninsula-SD1 and Peninsula-SD3 (3 events/year) - Monthly dry weather nutrient monitoring at Machado Lake sites (12 events/year) - Installation of continuous flowmeters at two stormwater outfall sites (option for two more) - Data collection, analysis, and reporting (semiannual data packages, annual reports) - Participation in watershed and program management meetings - Optional Services: - Revision of the Peninsula CIMP document if a new Regional MS4 Permit is adopted - Implementation of Santa Monica Bay Beaches Bacteria (SMBBB) TMDL recreational shoreline monitoring (weekly at five sites, 52 events/year) - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Monitoring parameters include PCBs/DDT, mercury, arsenic, suspended solids, nutrients, metals, PAHs, indicator bacteria, and field measurements - Contractor must obtain necessary permits for site access and ocean monitoring - Deliverables must be formatted for CEDEN and submitted to the Regional Board - Participation in regular watershed and CIMP update meetings is required - Optional tasks may be triggered by regulatory changes - Locations: - Monitoring and services at multiple sites in Rancho Palos Verdes and Santa Monica Bay, including specific stormwater outfalls, Machado Lake sites, and open beach shoreline sites

Description

The City of Rancho Palos Verdes is seeking proposals from qualified consulting firms to implement the receiving water and outfall monitoring procedures outlined in the current Palos Verdes Peninsula CIMP, as approved by the Regional Board and consistent with the current MS4 Permit Attachment E Monitoring and Reporting Program. An optional task includes revising the CIMP document based on proposed changes following adoption of the Regional MS4 Permit. The scope includes monitoring and reporting activities, preparation of data packages, and annual reports to the Regional Board.

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