That the City Council:
A.  Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with PMCS GROUP, INC. of Long Beach, California, for temporary On-Call Professional Engineering, Construction Management, and Inspection Services; and,

B.  Authorize staff to issue purchase orders to PMCS GROUP, INC for a not-to-exceed amount of $100,000.

The Public Works Department's Engineering Division is currently facing significant operational challenges due to three vacant professional engineer/management positions: Deputy Director/City Engineer, Principal Engineer, and Traffic Engineer. To ensure that both public and private projects continue to be effectively processed in a timely fashion, temporary professional consulting services for professional and qualified engineering support is required.

The scope of work for PMCS Group, Inc. (PMCS) involves as-needed engineering design, administration, utilities research, and drainage analysis. PMCS will also prepare construction plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for designated projects, while performing construction management and inspection services for various Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.

PMCS brings extensive experience to the field of engineering and are able to provide experienced, qualified personnel with current and active Civil Engineer and Traffic Engineer registrations in the State of California. The proposed agreement is intended to provide temporary staffing support until the City can successfully fill the vacant Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer position.

The total cost for these services will not exceed $100,000. There is sufficient salary savings in the division's budget to fund the cost of this agreement, as well as funding available from specific Capital Project budgets; therefore, no budget appropriation is being requested at this time.