Title
Groundwater Modeling - Requirements Contract (Ordinance S-43879)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to extend both options on Contract 143589 with Clear Creek Associates, PLC, from Sept. 15, 2017, to Sept. 14, 2019, in the amount of $100,000. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The City's contract with Clear Creek Associates, PLC, provides data for groundwater models, which are used to simulate and predict aquifer conditions. This data will allow the Water Services Department to continue to revise current groundwater models for drought scenarios and to update how Phoenix will manage groundwater resources in the future.
Financial Impact
The updated contract will include two years of estimated annual expenditures of $50,000 for a total of $100,000 in new expenditures and a revised aggregate value of $150,000 (including applicable taxes). Funds are available in the Water Services Department's operating budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This contract is a result of procurement 84-16-046-RFA-8416 awarded by Formal Council Action on Aug. 31, 2016, with an original aggregate value of $50,000.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.