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<br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Date: July 3, 2025 <br /> <br />To: Susan Hsieh, Director of Finance <br /> <br />Through: Siew-Chin Yeong, Public Works Director <br /> <br />From: David Bruzzone, Utilities Planning Manager <br /> <br />Subject: Justification for Provider of Services with West Yost <br /> <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />PWD – Utilities Planning Staff recommends entering into a Professional Services Agreement with West <br />Yost for a not to exceed amount of $62,223. <br /> <br />West Yost will update the City’s America’s Water Infrastructure Act (2018) compliance documents. <br /> <br />Background: <br />America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 was signed into law in October of 2018. Under this law, and <br />for the first time since the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, utilities are required to conduct risk and resilience <br />assessments (formerly called vulnerability assessments) and prepare or revise emergency response plans. <br />Utilities must certify to the USEPA that they have achieved these new requirements. The law also <br />requires that utilities update compliance documents every 5 years. Therefore, certification of the Risk <br />and Resilience Assessment (RRA) must be achieved no later than December 31, 2025 and the <br />Emergency Response Plan (ERP) no later than June 30, 2026 <br /> <br />Solicitation Process: <br />PWD-Utilities Planning Staff recommends sole source contracting with West Yost. <br /> <br />West Yost competed successfully in the City’s recruitment process in 2019 to develop the original <br />AWIA compliance documents. The work products produced met the requirements of AWIA and were <br />certified to the USEPA. During development of the RRA, West Yost gained focused knowledge of the <br />City’s cybersecurity protocols. The current updating effort will build upon the analysis that West Yost <br />developed in the original compliance documents. <br /> <br />Financial Impact: <br />The Funding for these services will be paid out of the Water Enterprise Fund (420), with our Operations <br />and Maintenance program under Org 42040602 and Object 430101 – Professional Services. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 0F3360EC-0957-4BAE-961E-506A072901B6