Title
Central Arizona Water Clearinghouse (Martin & McCoy) - Amendment (Ordinance S-48459)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to consent to assignment of Central Arizona Water Clearinghouse Project Management Services Contract 153668 with Martin & McCoy, LLC., to AMP Insights.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this amendment is to consent to assignment of the agreement with Martin & McCoy, LLC, to AMP Insights. The lead consultant at Martin & McCoy is leaving the company and taking a position with AMP Insights; the amendment would allow project-related work performed by both AMP Insights and the former Martin & McCoy consultant to move forward unhindered.
The contract provides project management services required to develop the Central Arizona Water Clearinghouse platform prototype. The Clearinghouse is a collaborative project developed by the City of Phoenix and an external team of water professionals, academics, and non-profit organizations. The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to create water management tools to facilitate market-based transactions that will advance water resource sustainability for the City and other water users in Central Arizona.
Contract Term
The contract term is unchanged by this amendment and will run through Dec. 31, 2023, with an existing option for the City to extend the term for an additional three years.
Financial Impact
There is no requested change to the existing spending authorization for this contract as part of this amendment.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved:
- Acceptance and disbursement of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ‘WaterSMART Water Marketing Strategy’ Grant (Ordinance S-45870) on June 26, 2019; and
- Central Arizona Water Clearinghouse Contract 153668 (Ordinance S-47164) on Dec. 16, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.