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ITEM: AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A TASK ORDER TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR A UTILITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN
REQUEST: Authorization to approve a task order to Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. to provide engineering consulting services for a Utility Emergency Response Plan, at a cost of $67,696.00.
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EXPLANATION: On August 8, 2017, Council awarded an engineering contract (004-17/DZ) to multiple vendors. As part of the solicitation, Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. was selected as one of the Village's engineering service providers. Staff is seeking authorization to utilize such contract with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. to provide engineering consulting services for an Emergency Response Plan for the Village of Wellington.
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (Act) requires all community water systems serving populations of greater than 3,000 to assess the risks to, and resilience of, its system by completing a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA). Within six months of completion of the RRA, the Act also requires a letter of certification to the Environmental Protection Agency that an Emergency Response Plan (ERP) be completed. The ERP is required to be updated every five years. The ERP includes (1) strategies and resources to improve the resilience of the system, including physical security and cybersecurity of the system, (2) Plans and procedures that can be implemented in the event of a malevolent act or natural hazard, (3) Actions, procedures and equipment which can obviate or significantly lessen the impact of a malevolent act or natural hazard on the public health and safety and supply of drinking water and (4) Strategies that can be used in the detection of malevolent acts or natural hazards that threaten the security or resilience of the system. Hazen and Sawyer is completing the RRA. Staff is recommending that they complete the ERP upon completion of the RRA.
Staff recommends awarding a task order to Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. to provide engineering consultin...
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