Title
Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for Operator Certification Test Administration Services (Ordinance S-51094)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Phoenix and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and its included License and Testing Service Agreement with the Association of Boards Certification to continue facilitating and administering ADEQ’s Operator Certification Examinations. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for services included in this request will not exceed $300,000.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) is to allow the City of Phoenix to continue to facilitate and administer Arizona Department of Environmental Quality's (ADEQ) Operator Certification Examinations, which are required by Arizona Administrative Code section R18-5-106. Operators are required to obtain and maintain these certifications, in order to maintain compliance with federal and state regulations that ensure the system's integrity and public health of water and wastewater facilities for the state of Arizona.
In executing this IGA with ADEQ, the City will also be entering into a licensing and testing services agreement with ADEQ and the Association of Boards of Certification for the use of certified examinations and testing materials. Under this IGA, the City will: collect examination fees due from candidates; disburse examination fees to ABC; arrange examination sites and dates; and administer examinations.
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is for a period of five years to begin on July 1, 2024.
Financial Impact
The aggregate value of this IGA will not exceed $300,000.
Funding for this agreement is available in the Water Service Department's operating budget. Payments may be made up to agreement limits for all rendered agreement services, which may not extend past the agreement termination.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.