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Resolution amending the existing professional services contract with AECOM Technical Services (AECOM) to provide consulting services relative to the NR216 Permit compliance requirements for 2017 for an additional sum not to exceed $23,300.
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WHEREAS, in 1996 the City of West Allis, in anticipation of the future need to comply with and fund various Federal Clean Water initiatives initiated an Request For Proposals (RFP) for consulting services to assist the City in determining the best approach; and,
WHEREAS, from the RFP's received, West Allis selected AECOM (formerly Earth Tech Inc. and Rust Environmental) to perform the required services; and,
WHEREAS, the outgrowth of AECOM's work was the development of the West Allis Stormwater Utility; and,
WHEREAS, during the development of the Utility AECOM also provided consulting services in the preparation of the "Preapplication Stormwater Discharge Permit", required by NR216.05; and,
WHEREAS, following the Department of Natural Resources approval of the preapplication, AECOM assisted the City in the development of the NR216 Stormwater Discharge Permit application; and,
WHEREAS, in 2004, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued a Wisconsin Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (WPDES) Stormwater Permit to the City of West Allis; and,
WHEREAS, in 2008 and in 2012, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources renewed the City of West Allis WPDES Stormwater Permit; and,
WHEREAS, in part, the permit sets forth a compliance schedule for implementing various programs and activities; and,
WHEREAS, AECOM has continued to provide professional services relative to the City's Stormwater Utility and WPDES permit requirements for 2005 through 2016; and,
WHEREAS, AECOM, will continue, in compliance with the permit requirements, to develop technical reports and implement monitoring programs required of the WPDES Permit for 2017; and,
WHEREAS, AECOM, will expand the scope of the original agreement to include additional illicit discharge research and testing as requested by the City, in compliance with the permit requirements, for 2017; and,
WHEREAS, given AECOM's comprehensive knowledge of and continued involvement with the City of West Allis storm sewer system makes it inappropriate to issue a request for proposals from other consulting firms.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of West Allis that the proposal dated June 21, 2013 for consulting services for 2013 is hereby amended to provide the continuation of the same services as well as the additional services described in the amended scope of services in 2017, for a sum not to exceed $23,300, the funding of such services shall be paid by the City's Stormwater Utility.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Public Works/City Engineer is hereby authorized to execute the attached Agreement and the Purchasing/Central Services Division be and is hereby authorized to issue a purchase order for the aforementioned services.