CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Option Year One to Contract 18-032, Engineering Services for Storm Water Management and Special Management Area Projects, to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Engineering Resource Associates, V3 Companies Ltd., and WBK Engineering Ltd. as approved vendors for future projects for a one-year term
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council awarded Contract 18-032 to Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., Engineering Resource Associates, V3 Companies Ltd., and WBK Engineering Ltd. on August 21, 2018 for a two-year term from August 21, 2018 to August 20, 2020, with three, one-year options.
The purpose of this contract is to have a qualified consultant perform stormwater management and special management area consulting engineering services. Stormwater management and the City's storm sewer system are key components in addressing flooding and protection of property. As the City's system continues to age and be modified, an analysis of problem areas is needed. For example, the City has seen an increase in the frequency of certain neighborhoods being inundated by short term, high-intensity duration rainfall events. While the top priority will always remain keeping stormwater out of homes, modifications to the system can be made to reduce the depth, duration and frequency of stormwater in streets and yards.
Staff also uses the consultants for preparing and submitting complex documents to FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers, such as flood map letters of revision and their experience in using new technologies to leverage the most out of the City's stormwater management system.
DISCUSSION:
During the original term of the contract, Engineering Resource Associates (ERA) was hired to perform a drainage study for the Foxcroft Road and Killdeer Drive neighborhood. Several resid...
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