Title
Water Resources and Development Planning Consulting Services - RFQu-2021-WRD-410 - Amendment (Ordinance S-52545) - Citywide
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Agreement 153616 with Keen Independent Research LLC, to provide additional time to the agreement. No additional funds are needed.
Report
Summary
The purpose of the amendment is to extend the term of the agreement to ensure continuity of services and prevent disruptions to ongoing projects within the Water Services Department (WSD). This agreement provides essential research, datasets, and modeling services that enable WSD to analyze the impact of external factors on public water consumption. These services are critical to WSD's efforts to develop data-driven forecasting scenarios that support proactive water resource planning.
Contract Term
The original agreement end date is January 31, 2026. This amendment will extend the agreement through June 30, 2027.
Financial Impact
The initial agreement was for an aggregate value not to exceed $810,000. No additional funding is requested as part of this amendment.
Funding is available in the Water Service Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved Water Resources and Development Planning Consulting Services - Agreement 153616 (Ordinance S-47213) on January 6, 2021.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Ginger Spencer and the Water Services Department.