On-Call CEQA Consulting Services

The City of Corona Planning and Development Department, which serves as lead agency for most discretionary projects in the City, is building a non-exclusive pool of three to five qualified environmental consulting firms to provide on-call services under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Work is assigned by written task order with no guaranteed minimum, and each firm is capped at $500,000 in aggregate per fiscal year. The initial term is three years from execution of the agreement, with two optional one-year extensions at the City's discretion. The pool is organized into four service categories plus one optional category, and a firm may seek one or more. Category A is peer review of applicant-prepared CEQA documents and technical studies: pathway review, completeness screening, technical review of model and data files, mitigation and monitoring program review, legal-defensibility review, written comment memos and re-review. Category B is preparation of CEQA documents for City-initiated projects, including exemption documentation, Initial Studies, negative and mitigated negative declarations, environmental impact reports, addenda, graphics and mapping support, tribal consultation support and public hearing presentations. Category C covers technical studies such as air quality, greenhouse gas, noise, transportation and vehicle miles traveled, biological resources and Western Riverside County habitat plan consistency, cultural and tribal resources, hydrology, geotechnical and hazardous materials, and wildfire and evacuation assessments. Category D covers notices, State Clearinghouse and County Clerk filings, comment tracking and administrative record assembly. Optional Category E covers program support such as updating local CEQA procedures, thresholds, templates and staff training.