Los Angeles

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September 07, 2023 Item #1

Agenda Item 1

1. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - APPROVAL OF PERSONAL SERVICES\nAGREEMENTS FOR AS-NEEDED EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND HAZARDOUS\nWASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITH OCEAN BLUE ENVIRONMENTAL\nSERVICES, INC., REPUBLIC DBA NRC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC., AND\nANCON MARINE DBA ANCON SERVICES\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the proposed agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental\nServices, Inc., Republic DBA NRC Environmental Services Inc., and Ancon Marine DBA Ancon\nServices to provide as-needed emergency response and hazardous waste management\nservices for the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department including support of Port Police,\nConstruction and Maintenance, and Real Estate Division activities. This action will authorize\nthree Agreements, each for a three-year term, with a combined total not-to-exceed amount of\n$9,000,000. The Harbor Department is financially responsible for payment of services incurred\nunder the Agreements.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively exempt from the requirements of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f) of the Los Angeles City\nCEQA Guidelines; (2) find that, in accordance with the City Charter Section 1022, work under\nthe subject Agreements can be performed more feasibly by independent consultants than by\nCity of Los Angeles employees; (3) approve the Agreement with Ocean Blue Environmental\nServices, Inc. for a term of three years for the total not-to-exceed amount of $3,250,000; (4)\napprove the Agreement with Republic DBA NRC Environmental Services Inc. for a term of three\nyears for the total not-to-exceed amount of $3,250,000; (5) approve the Agreement with Ancon\nMarine DBA Ancon Services for a term of three years for the total not-to-exceed amount of\n$2,500,000; (6) authorize the Executive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to\nsaid Agreements, for and on behalf of the Board; and (7) adopt Resolution No.____________.\nConstruction & Maintenance