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Work under this contract covers a wide range of as-needed services to support the SPV Groundwater Basin and all the Citys other groundwater basins, and includes, but is not limited to: assistance with implementation of GSPs; assistance with oversight of groundwater related improvements/repairs/maintenance or other work completed by contractors; preparation and implementation of technical studies/special plans in support of groundwater planning, recharge, storage and recovery, and subsidence monitoring and management; preparation of designs, estimates, and specifications for groundwater related activities; emergency support; and grant funding support. The Design Professional shall have expertise in enacting California law in review, preparation, and implementation of groundwater elevation monitoring plans, such as plans for the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Program (CASGEM), shall have expertise in interpreting and applying SGMA requirements, and any other groundwater related laws and guidelines. The City of San Diego (City) Public Utilities Department (PUD) is proposing to acquire as-needed services to accomplish State mandated groundwater monitoring and sustainability work in addition to other related groundwater management and planning tasks. In 2014, the California Legislature and Governor passed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act 2014 (SGMA), which provides a framework to manage and protect groundwater resources in California. SGMA applies to all California groundwater basins and requires that high-and medium-priority groundwater basins form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) and be managed in accordance with locally developed Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). Basin prioritization is determined by the Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Groundwater Update 2020/Bulletin 118 (CalGW). Four (4) groundwater basins are within City jurisdiction: San Pasqual Valley (SPV), San Diego River, Mission Valley, and Coastal Plain of San Diego. The SPV Groundwater Basin (Basin) was classified by DWR as a medium-priority basin; therefore as required by SGMA, the City and the County of San Diego (County) formed a GSA and developed the SPV GSP to manage groundwater resources in the SPV Basin. The SPV GSP was adopted and submitted to DWR in January 2022. The remaining groundwater basins in the Citys jurisdiction (San Diego River, Mission Valley, and Coastal Plain of San Diego) are ranked as low or very low-priority basins by DWR. The City has included potential tasks in this scope for these basins assuming that DWRs ranking could change in the next five (5) years or the City chooses to move forward with certain tasks to further objectives/goals. The City shall apply a maximum of an additional 12 points for Small Local Business Enterprise (SLBE) or Emerging Local Business Enterprise (ELBE) participation, to the proposers subtotal maximum evaluation points. Additional points will be awarded as follows to achieve the proposers final maximum evaluation points: a. If the proposer achieves 20% participation, apply 5 points to the proposers score; or b. If the proposer achieves 25% participation, apply 10 points to the proposers score; or c. If the prime consultant is a SLBE or an ELBE, apply 12 points to the proposers score. The final maximum evaluation points including SLBE/ELBE is 112. Project Type RFP (Request for Proposal) Response Types Response File Type of Award Lump Sum Estimated Bid Value As-Needed Not-to-Exceed 5,000,000 Bid Bond 0.00% Payment Bond 0.00% Performance Bond 0.00% Online Q&A No The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.