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Page 1 of 4 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />DATE: September 9, 2024 <br />SUBJECT <br />Agreement for Services with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. for the design of the Recycled Water Main <br />Downtown Extension Project to expand the recycled water system and enhance the resiliency of the City’s <br />water supply <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement for Services with EKI <br />Environment & Water, Inc. for the design and civil engineering consulting services for the Recycled Water <br />Main Downtown Extension Project for a not to exceed amount of $537,153, and authorize the City <br />Manager or the City Manager's designee to increase the contract amount, if necessary, up to 10% of <br />contingency ($53,715), for a total not-to-exceed amount of $590,868. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDING PRINCIPLE <br />Sustainability <br />BACKGROUND <br />Use of recycled water for landscaping and non-drinking water uses allows the City to limit use of drinking <br />water for these purposes, increasing the resiliency of the City’s water supply. In August 2003, the City <br />Council approved a broadly defined, flexible recycled water project and formed a citizen community task <br />force to provide input on the implementation of the project. In March 2004, the City Council accepted the <br />Task Force Report and directed staff to return with recommended actions to implement the project. <br />Since that time, Phase 1, Phase 2A, and Phase 2B of the Redwood City Recycled Water Project have been <br />completed. Phase 1 mainly consisted of improvements at the Silicon Valley Clean Water treatment plant <br />at Redwood Shores and the distribution system in Redwood Shores. Phase 2A extended the transmission <br />and distribution system to Downtown Redwood City (crossing under Highway 101 to the intersection of <br />6.E. - Page 1 of 28 <br />17