Drafter
Clerk 09/15/2017
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the chair to enter into a contract for professional services to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement on the Lower Green River Corridor Plan.
Body
WHEREAS, Resolution 2016-05.2 expressed the District's desire to move forward with a Lower Green River Corridor Plan and State Environmental Policy Act programmatic environmental impact statement, and
WHEREAS, the District advertised In December 2016 to solicit proposals from qualified consulting firms to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement on the Lower Green River Corridor Plan, and
WHEREAS, the Executive Committee interviewed responding firms on February 27, 2017, and the Executive Director in consultation with the Executive Committee selected Environmental Science Associates as the firm with whom to negotiate a scope of work and budget, and
WHEREAS, the Executive Committee has reviewed and recommended the scope of work and budget to be performed by Environmental Science Associates;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD DISTRICT:
SECTION 1. The Chair of the King County Flood Control Zone District is authorized to enter into an agreement with Environmental Science Associates ("ESA") for professional environmental impact statement preparation services to the District. The contract is contained in Attachment A to this resolution.
SECTION 2. For purposes of this contract the Board of Supervisors authorizes a base contract budget of $594,719 and authorizes the following delegation of authority to approve task orders with ESA not to exceed a total of $197,085:
A. Task orders of less than $10,000 may be approved by the Executive Director who shall inform the Executive Committee of any approved task orders at the first Executive Committee following the approval;
B. Task orders of $10,000 to $40,000 may be approved by the Chair, who shall inform the Executive Committee of any...

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