REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
October 21, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management
SUBJECT
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On-Call Contracts to Provide Construction Management and Construction Quality Assurance Services for Various Landfill Construction Projects
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve contracts with the following six contractors to provide on-call construction management and construction quality assurance services for various San Bernardino County landfills and disposal sites, in the total aggregate not-to-exceed amount of $20,000,000, from October 27, 2025 through October 26, 2030:
1. Advanced Earth Sciences, Inc.
2. Fountainhead Consulting Corporation
3. GHD Services, Inc.
4. Southstar Engineering & Consulting Inc.
5. SWT Engineering, Inc.
6. Tetra Tech BAS, Inc.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) as the Department of Public Works - Solid Waste Management Division (SWMD) is financed by fee revenue. SWMD establishes fees that are charged to the public and other agencies for utilization of San Bernardino County's (County) Waste Disposal System. Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in the 2025-26 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
SWMD operates and manages the County's solid waste disposal system, which consists of five regional active sanitary landfills, nine transfer stations and numerous closed landfills and disposal sites. The five regional active landfills provide refuse disposal for the County's Valley, Mountain, High Desert and Low Desert Regions. S...
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