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RESOLUTION NO. 1783 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $609,455 FROM THE WATER REPLACEMENT FUND AND AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $248,297 FROM THE RECYCLED WATER
REPLACEMENT FUND FOR THE DISTRICT’S PORTION OF A PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ROCKWELL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC TO
PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR
THE CITYWIDE ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL REPLACEMENT PROJECT FOR
WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITES
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, Board of Directors of the City of
Carlsbad, California has determined that that it is necessary, desirable and in the public interest to hire
a firm experienced in construction management and inspection services for the Citywide Electrical
Control Panel Replacement Project for Water and Wastewater Facilities, Capital Improvement
Program, or CIP, Project Nos. 5542-1, 5542-2 and 5542-3, or Project; and
WHEREAS, on July 8, 2025, staff posted a Request for Proposals, or RFP, for solicitation to
provide construction management and inspection services for the Project; and
WHEREAS, on Aug. 6, 2025, staff received four proposals in response to the RFP but only two
were deemed responsive; and
WHEREAS, upon review of the proposals based on best-value criteria consistent with Carlsbad
Municipal Code, or CMC, sections 3.28.050(D)(2) and 3.28.060(A) and criteria provided in the RFP, staff
ranked Rockwell Construction Services, LLC as the most qualified consultant to provide construction
management and inspection services for the Project; and
WHEREAS, staff and Rockwell Construction Services, LLC negotiated the scope of work and the
associated fee in an amount not to exceed $1,128,620 to provide construction management and
inspection services over an initial two-year term with two additional one-year extensions. No other
compensation for services will be allowed except for items covered by the subsequent amendments;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad has authorized and directed the City Manager
to execute an agreement with Rockwell Construction Services, LLC to provide construction
management and inspection services for the Project in an amount not to exceed $1,128,620; and
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WHEREAS, the CMWD’s pro-rata share of the costs for the water and recycled water portions
of construction management and inspection services of the Project is $609,455 and $248,297,
respectively; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds available in CIP Project Nos. 5542-2 and 5542-3, water and
recycled water replacement funds, respectively.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of the City
of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the CMWD Board has determined that the proposed action to award a professional
services agreement for construction management and inspection services for the
project to replace electrical control panels at existing water and wastewater facilities is
categorically exempt from environmental review under California Environmental
Quality Act, or CEQA, Guidelines Section 15301 because it involves the maintenance,
repair or minor alteration of existing facilities with negligible or no expansion of the
existing or former use. No exceptions to the categorical exemption as set forth in CEQA
Guidelines Section 15300.2 or Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 19.04.070(C) apply.
3. That the CMWD’s water replacement fund will pay $609,455 and the recycled water
replacement fund will pay $248,297 of the total contract of $1,128,620 to Rockwell
Construction Services, LLC for the portion of the project related to construction
management and inspection services for water and recycled water facilities.
4.That the Executive Manager or designee is authorized to sign all other documents
necessary for regulatory compliance, to extend funding opportunities, or to otherwise
implement and finalize the project, subject to review and approval as to form by the
Office of the General Counsel.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Meeting of the Carlsbad Municipal Water
District Board of Directors and the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 23rd day of September,
2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, President
______________________________________
SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)
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