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6.1E Page 2 The City has requested that Hart Howerton assist City staff in the selection of a lead environmental consultant and sub-consultants and help to manage the process going forward. This would include assistance in the establishment of an organizational structure, schedule and communication strategy, managing the scoping process, taking part in the selection of the environmental team members and on-going review and coordination of environmental documentation. It is anticipated that this work will move ahead in three main phases. All three phases would include discussion about how to incorporate effective public outreach into the process. Phase One: Environmental Consultant Team Selection Process - work with the City to craft a request for qualifications (RFQ) and overall selection process to identify the lead environmental consultant and sub-consultants. Phase Two: Notice of Preparation and ScoDino - work with the City's staff-consultant team and selected lead environmental consultant to craft the Notice of Preparation (NOP), scoping approach and public meeting(s) schedule. Phase Three: On-ooino Review and Manaoement - continued coordination and review with the City's team, including review of draft environmental studies, management of schedule, and assistance with communication. Additional information on the specifics associated with these three' phases can be referenced in the attached scope of work. The scope of work associated with Amendment No.3 will include an additional cost of $301 ,050. The initial agreement, approved September 14, 2009, established an initial scope of $334,264, with the City Manager provided the authority to extend the contract to a not- to"exceed amount of $450,000. Amendment No. 1 to the Hart Howerton agreement provided for an additional $18,000 scope for Whit Manley of Remy, Thomas, Moose & Manley, LLP, a sub"consultant to Hart Howerton. Amendment No. 2 provided for an additional $97,730 scope for Hart Howerton to complete the Tier One Summary Reports, bringing the total contract amount to $449,994. Data Instincts On April 10, 2009, the City Manager executed an agreement for professional consulting services with the firm Data Instincts in the amount of $59,500. The scope of services included support to the Redwood City staff for the purpose of providing public information about the review process for the Saltworks development proposal. Data Instincts has been tasked with developing communications materials and systems in coordination with City staff on an as-needed basis. These items include, but are not limited to, a variety of informational collateral materials such as fact sheets, Web page updates, educational materials, guidelines, letters, and e-mail broadcasts. The initial contract scope was intended to cover the initial review phase of the OMS application submittal. The revised scope of work described in Amendment No.1, which was approved by City Council on December 14, 2009, covered the work associated with completing the initial review of the development proposal and evaluation of the Tier One