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Council approves special procurement for wastewater plant site investigations; exempts contract with Jacobs Engineering Group
Summary
The council, sitting as the public contracting review board, approved resolution 25-28 to allow a special procurement and exempt a professional services contract for site geotechnical and cultural resource investigations with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. to advance a design‑build wastewater treatment plant project.
The council on June 17 approved a public contracting finding and resolution (25-28) that exempts a scope of professional services from competitive solicitation and authorizes negotiation with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. for geotechnical and cultural resources work related to the city’s new wastewater treatment plant design‑build project.
Staff presentation: The director of special projects told council the scoped work—site geotechnical analysis and cultural resources investigations—is needed to optimize design, reduce risk and help secure federal permitting while the broader design‑build‑operate contract is being finalized. Staff said the consultant selected (Jacobs) already has a project relationship and the special procurement is the method that best serves schedule and project interests.
How procurement was explained: Staff noted professional services procurements are negotiated (qualifications‑based) rather than strictly bid; the special procurement allows the city to contract with a firm that is already closely involved in the design‑build team to avoid schedule delay and minimize risk. Council opened a public hearing, heard no public testimony, and approved the resolution 6-0.
Next steps: Staff said the contracted work will proceed to inform final design optimization and federal permitting and that the city will continue to coordinate contract terms and oversight as the design‑build agreement is negotiated.
