Item 17 - Service Agreement to Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and to United Storm Water, Inc.

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Agreements with Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. for Spill Response, Hazardous Waste Disposal, and Storm Drain Facility Maintenance Services June 2, 2026 Page 2 requirements, the City is a co-permittee under the North Orange County Municipal NPDES Permit, which is issued by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board. The Public Works Agency (PWA) is responsible for maintenance of the City's stormdrain system and compliance with NPDES Permit requirements. The Permit requires the City to reduce pollutants discharged in urban runoff to the "maximum extent practicable." To comply with the permit, the City is required to annually clean and maintain its storm drain system, which includes approximately 382 catch basins, 1,432 catch basins with trash capture screens and stormwater treatment devices, 150 culverts, and five stormwater lift stations. The City is also required to respond to and eliminate illegal discharges and clean up pollutant spills that could impact the storm drain system or receiving waters. Allowing pollutant spills to impact receiving waters may deem the City out of compliance with the NPDES Permit and could be subject to enforcement by the Regional Water Quality Control Board. PWA currently utilizes the services of Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. and United Storm Water, Inc. to provide spill response, hazardous waste disposal, and storm drain facility maintenance services. The current contracts for these services have a not to exceed total capacity of $900,000 per year and expire on June 19, 2026. The increase in expenditure capacity to $1,100,000 per year is due to the inclusion of additional services, such as weed abatement in channels and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure at City facilities such as the Corporate Yard as well as increased labor and equipment rates. In some instances, costs are recovered for spills originating from private property, however this represents a small portion of total expenditures. The majority of costs incurred under the current agreements are for storm drain facility maintenance services and hazardous waste disposal from illegal dumping. To secure continued services, a Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 26-018 was advertised on February 19, 2026 on the City's online bid management and publication system, PlanetBids (Exhibit 1). A summary of vendor participation and results is as follows: 2560 Vendors notified 158 Santa Ana vendors notified 32 Vendors downloaded the bid packet 4 Bids received 0 Bids received from Santa Ana vendors Proposals were solicited, opened on March 12, 2026, and evaluated. Four bids were submitted by the RFP deadline and four bids were determined to be responsive to the specifications and met the City's requirements. Four proposals were received and evaluated by a selection committee comprised of personnel from the Public Works