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Resolution to authorize the Director of Public Works to sign a proposal for professional services and all other related documents for the hiring of Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers to meet the required mandate by the US Environmental Protection Agency as it relates to a completing a risk and resilience assessment for the City’s water utility in the amount not to exceed $24,000
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WHEREAS, the US Environmental Protection Agency has given a complete timeline for the requirements of the assessment in which the City of West Allis must certify the risk and resilience assessment no later than December 31, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the City has determined that Baxter & Woodman has extensive experience with the City’s water system and staff that will benefit in the completion of the study; and,
WHEREAS, a portion of the funds, $20,000.00, was budgeted and is available in account number 501-2901-537.30-02 and $4,000.00 will need to be transferred from the salary account 501-2710-537.11-01; and,
WHEREAS, the City Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the agreement; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of West Allis that the Director of Public Works is authorized to execute the Baxter & Woodman proposal along with other documents related to the risk and resilience assessment in the amount not to exceed $24,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the appropriate City officials are directed and authorized to fund this effort by making the appropriate transfer of budgeted water utility funds to the appropriate accounts and take whatever other actions are required to fund the work from the West Allis Water Utility.