AGENDA CAPTION:
Title
Consider approval of Resolution 2025-173R, approving a change in service to the contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering services to review, update, and recertify the city's drinking water system Risk and Resiliency Assessment and Emergency Response Plan in compliance with the American Water Infrastructure Act, increasing the contract amount by $78,300.00 for a total contract amount of $143,739.21; authorizing the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the change in service on behalf of the city; and declaring an effective date.
Body
Meeting date: September 16, 2025
Department: Utilities Department - Paul Kite, Assistant Director
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $78,300
Account Number: 22006329-52305
Funds Available: Yes
Account Name: Contracted Services
Fiscal Note:
Prior Council Action: Res 2021-203R on October 4, 2021, approved the initial contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for the development of an emergency preparedness plan for the City's water utilities as required by then-enacted legislation in the amount of $59,353. A subsequent change order for $6,086.21 was completed in May 2025 to update infrastructure information, contact information, conduct a review meeting, and submit the Emergency Preparedness Plan to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
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