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Department of Finance - Division of Procurement & Contracts
Reference: A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Brighton, Colorado, Acting By and Through Its Water Activity Enterprise, to find and acknowledge that good cause exists and that it is in the best interests of the City to waive the formal Request For Proposal Procedures for contract renewal with White Sands Water Engineers, Inc., for the provision of water rights-related engineering services to the City in the not-to-exceed amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), and to authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement on behalf of the City
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Marv Falconburg, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Michael Woodruff, Director of Infrastructure
Date Prepared: February 6, 2020
PURPOSE
Consider a resolution waiving the Request For Proposal (RFP) process for White Sands Water Engineers, Inc. ("White Sands"), and authorizing the renewal of a Professional Services Agreement for a term ending December 31, 2020, to provide water rights engineering and expert witness services concerning water rights-related matters, particularly as they relate to surface water matters and representation as water experts in water court proceedings.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREAS
Supportive, Sustainable Infrastructure
Financially Responsible
BACKGROUND/HISTORY
* The Utilities Department works with White Sands on water rights procurement and protection related to surface water supplies.
* White Sands serves as water experts for Brighton in water court proceedings. In this way, lead staff at White Sands have been an integral part of Brighton's major water court cases and have provided reliable and effective expertise in procuring and protecting Brighton's water supplies for many years.
* Many of the City's obligations, in water court in particular, may not be completed by City staff. A third party must be employed to ...
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