The City of Costa Mesa (City) is seeking proposals from qualified engineering, stormwater, and environmental firms (Consultant) who wish to be evaluated and considered to provide “as-needed” Stormwater and Water Quality Professional Services. The Consultant will assist the City with achieving or maintaining compliance with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (NPDES Permit) issued by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (Regional Board). (California Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R8-2009-0030, NPDES No. CAS618030). Generally, the Consultant shall provide staff augmentation (with at least two days of on-site presence at City Hall) whereby consultant shall assist the City staff with the overall oversight of the City’s Stormwater Program, and on-site staff shall complete the majority of the duties listed below. A. Inspection of Industrial and Commercial Facilities Consultant will review database and become familiar with each site prior to inspection. Prior to inspection, consultant will contact property owner via written correspondence. It is estimated that there will be approximately 250 sites to be inspected each year. To ensure uniformity, an inspection form will be developed and contain at a minimum the following: • Date and time of inspection. • Inspector name. • Facility name, address, SIC code based upon visit. • Approximate size of facility. • Contact name and phone number of property owner. • Lists of BMPs designed at the site and whether they are implemented. • Observations and comments. • Corrective actions, if required, along with prioritization of items. • Geographical Information System (GIS) data for applicable businesses. Consultant shall provide inspection notifications to each of the business owners prior to the inspections. Photographs of structures, outdoor storage areas and other applicable areas relating to water quality, along with areas of concern that need correcting, are to be included with each inspection sheet and compiled in final report. An electronic version of the report and inspection form database will be required to be submitted to the City. If structural BMPs are identified that require scheduled maintenance, documentation of such completed or scheduled maintenance will be required to be included in final report. After the inspections, business owners shall be made aware of any deficiencies observed through enforcement notices provided by the consultant.
