On-Call CEQA/NEPA Services, Banning CA

The City anticipates that projects will involve mostly private development applications ranging from large-scale residential developments to industrial business parks. The City seeks firms capable of preparing Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports (including responses to comment letters, Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Consideration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs, Technical Studies), and Addendum of a previously adopted EIR, in accordance with CEQA requirements, as well as peer review services of these documents as needed. In addition, the City may require mitigation monitoring services to verify compliance with adopted mitigation measures for approved projects. The SCOPE OF SERVICES and principal responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following (all services may or may not be necessary on each project): All responsibilities of Lead Agency including: Preliminary Review; Preparation of Initial Studies, Environmental Impact Reports, and other CEQA/NEPA-related documents and notices/filings; Provide thorough analyses, sound reasoning and careful judgment when determining whether a project causes significant environmental effects; Establishing thresholds of Significance; and Making Mandatory Findings of Significance. Following decision to prepare a Negative Declaration (ND),Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), or Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI): Prepare Notice of Intent (NOI) and ND/MND and submit to City for review/approval; Circulate NOI to all parties as required by CEQA; Prepare ND/MND and submit to City for review; Review and respond to comments received during the comment period, if deemed necessary; Be available to present at Planning Commission and City Council meetings, if necessary; and Prepare and file Notice of Determination.