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Council approves six-month, $60,000 extension for water-testing contract and directs staff to start RFP

Huntington Beach City Council · February 17, 2026
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Summary

After questioning procurement timing and competition, the Huntington Beach City Council approved a substitute motion to extend a water‑testing contract for six months, not to exceed $60,000, and directed staff to begin a competitive RFP process and report back in six months.

The Huntington Beach City Council voted to approve a substitute motion reducing a requested contract extension for water testing from $120,000 to a six‑month extension not to exceed $60,000 and directed staff to start a request‑for‑proposals (RFP) process immediately.

Councilmember Don Kennedy, who made the substitute motion, said the extension was intended only to maintain required water‑quality testing while the city begins a…

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