BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION The City of Orinda is situated in the Oakland/Berkeley hills immediately east of the Caldecott Tunnel on Highway 24 in Contra Costa County. The City’s Public Works and Engineering Services Department maintains approximately 93 miles of public right-of-way as well as five two-lane bridges in a semi-rural community with 31 miles of creeks. The City of Orinda plans to select up to five firms to provide on-call Civil Engineering services through June 30, 2026, with the ability for the City Manager to extend the contract for one additional year. The time and materials contract limit is $150,000 with the ability to amend the limit on an as needed basis. The City’s usage of the consultants’ services will be on as-needed basis so if the demand is not there, then the services will not be requested. For each on-call service request, the consultant and the City will agree upon the specific scope of work and cost for that project. The City has the right to retain other consulting firms in its sole discretion when the City believes there will be an economic or other significant advantage for doing so. Services for each contract will be provided on a negotiated fee basis, per work order. No minimum amount of work is guaranteed under these agreements. Compensation will be based on time and materials with a not-to-exceed limit agreed upon by both Consultant and City before work begins. Work may include, but is not limited to the following: General structural engineering services Inspection and testing services Structural design and drafting of bridges, retaining wall and other structures Plan checking services Design of repairs, retrofits, or modifications to existing bridges and structures Seismic analysis of existing bridges and other structures Load rating of existing bridges The consultant may be required to attend City and public meetings and make presentations of their findings Conduct studies and prepare reports Design temporary shoring for structures damaged during a disaster Other structural engineering services as needed

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