DATE: December 3, 2019
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt Resolutions Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation to Prepare a Water System Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency Response Plan and Appropriate $228,000
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts the attached resolutions authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional service agreement (PSA) with Black & Veatch Corporation to prepare a Water System Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency Response Plan, in an amount
not-to-exceed $198,000 (Attachment II) and appropriating $228,000 in the Water System Replacement Fund (Attachment III) for the Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency Response Plan.
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SUMMARY
Section 2013 of America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) requires community water systems, including Hayward, to complete a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) by March 31, 2020 and develop an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) by September 30, 2020. The RRA will evaluate vulnerabilities, threats, and consequences from potential hazards, including natural hazards (e.g., earthquakes) and malevolent acts, and the ERP will provide strategies and plans to address the identified risks and respond to emergency events. The City does not have the resources and technical expertise to perform this work in-house. Therefore, staff is recommending that Council approve a PSA with Black & Veatch Corporation, in an amount not-to-exceed $198,000, for preparation of the RRA and ERP. Staff also recommends that the work be funded from the Water System Replacement Fund and that $228,000 be appropriated from the fund balance for this project.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution Awarding Contract
Attachment III Appropriation Resolution