BCRUA_R-17-02-15-8C RESOLUTION NO. R-17-02-15-8C
WHEREAS, the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority, Inc. ("BCRUA") has duly
sought proposals for the BCRUA Phase IC Plant Expansion and Phase 2 Land Rights
Professional Services; and
WHEREAS, Walker Partners, LLC has submitted the proposal determined to be the
most advantageous to the BCRUA considering its qualifications and other evaluation factors
included in the request for proposals; and
WHEREAS, the BCRUA desires to enter into a contract with Walker Partners, LLC,
Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BRUSHY CREEK REGIONAL UTILITY
AUTHORITY,
That the General Manager is hereby authorized and directed to initiate contract
negotiations with Walker Partners, LLC on behalf of the BCRUA.
The Board hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting
was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the
subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the
Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
RESOLVED this 15th day of February, 2017.
JOHN LUX, P sident
BrushyCrepK Regional Utility Authority
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DATE: February 10, 2017
SUBJECT: BCRUA Board Meeting—February 15, 2017
ITEM: 8C. Consider a resolution authorizing the General Manager to initiate contract
negotiations with Walker Partners, LLC for BCRUA Phase 1C Plant Expansion and
Phase 2 Land Rights Professional Services.
PRESENTER: Tom Gallier, General Manager
BACKGROUND INFO:
Staff received two qualified statements of qualification (50(Ts), in response to our request for
qualifications (RFQ).
A thorough review of both SOQ's was made by staff and the Operation's Committee(OC)on Wednesday,
February 1st, and Friday, February 3'd. Based on that review, staff and the OC unanimously selected the
team led by Walker Partner Engineers, through their Austin office, as the best qualified firm to proceed
with the Phase 1C expansion design,and the Phase 2 land rights professional services.
With Board approval,staff will initiate scope of work and contract negotiations with Walker, and plan to
return to the Board at its March meeting with a negotiated professional services contract for your(and all
three city councils')consideration.
Funds for design of Phase 1C, as well as the land rights acquisition component, are available through
savings remaining from the Phase 1A project. The Board specifically authorized expending Phase 1A
savings on this project with the revised MasterAgreement Exhibit"A"last December. It was also approved
by all three city councils later in December, and into January of this year.
Funding for construction of Phase 1C is currently being processed through the preliminary SWIFT Loan
application process, by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). Assuming TWDB approval to
proceed with a final application, staff will be requesting Board (and all three city councils') approval next
month. Under the normal SWIFT Loan process schedule, the Phase 1C construction loan should fund in
late 2017, near the estimated completion of the Phase 1C design. Bidding for Phase 1C construction will
most likely occur during the first quarter of 2018, with construction completion estimated sometime in
mid to late 2019.
Aaron Archer, Walker Partner's project manager, will be available to answer any specific questions the
Board may have regarding the project.
Staff recommends approval of this resolution.