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REV: 02-12-25 LF EXHIBIT “A” Scope of Services and Fee I. SCOPE OF SERVICES Consultant will furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for laboratory analyses of drinking water, recycled water, storm water, brackish lagoon, groundwater, soil, and other samples. All analyses must be performed in accordance with standards and procedures set forth by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 136, California Code of Regulations, and State and Regional Water Resources Control Board guidelines, where applicable. A. Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) Consultant must maintain current accreditation for all sample matrixes, analytes, and methods they are providing for the duration of the Agreement. Consultant must be accredited in the appropriate ELAP designated Fields of Accreditation (FOA) for the analyses they are providing. B. Courier Service Consultant will provide delivery and pickup of prepared sample bottles/containers and chain of custody forms to and from Public Works Services (“PWS”), located at 1400 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063. Depending on the type of sample, sample delivery and pick-up may be regularly scheduled or requested on an as-needed basis. Consultant will provide all necessary transport containers and ice to preserve samples. Samples will need to be delivered and picked-up Mondays through Fridays, between 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Consultant must also be available to pick-up samples within twenty- four-hour notice and deliver samples no later than seventy-two hours after receiving a request. C. Timeliness for Analysis All samples shall be analyzed by the Consultant within 15 calendar days starting from receipt of the sample but shall not exceed the required holding time for samples per the approved analytical method. However, drinking water samples for Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Part 5 (UCMR 5) shall be analyzed by the Consultant within 20 calendar days starting from receipt of the sample but shall not exceed the required holding time for samples per the approved analytical method. D. Notification of Sample Results In the event that sample results exceed regulatory guidelines, Consultant will follow the State Water Resources Control Board’s Division of Drinking Water (SWRCB DDW) procedures for notification. E. Electronic Data Transfer If providing analysis of drinking water, Consultant must be able to submit regulatory results electronically to the SWRCB DDW through Electronic Data Transfer (EDT). ATTY/AGR.2025.023/Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. (Laboratory Analyses) (Page 11 of 20)