REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 22, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: GEORGEANNE WHITE, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Administration & Water Policy
SUBJECT
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Items related to retaining consultants for discolored water investigation:
1. Affirm the City Manager's determination that Dr. Marc Edwards of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is uniquely qualified to perform consultant services, as required by AO 6-19;
2. Approve Research Agreement between the City of Fresno and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in an amount not to exceed $150,000;
3. Affirm the City Manager's determination that Dr. Vernon Snoeyink of Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc., is uniquely qualified to perform consultant services as required by AO 6-19; and
4. Approve Consultant Agreement with Water Quality & Treatment Solutions, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $200,000.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council affirm the City Manager's determination that Dr. Edwards and Dr. Snoeyink are uniquely qualified, as required by Administrative Order 6-19, and authorize the Director of Public Utilities or designee to enter into agreements on behalf of the city of Fresno with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ("Virginia Tech") and Water Quality and Treatment Solutions, Inc. ("WQTS").
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities seeks City Council approval for professional consultant and research services with water quality subject matter experts Dr. Marc Edwards of Virginia Tech and Dr. Vernon Snoeyink of WQTS.
BACKGROUND
The recent water quality issues involving the City of Fresno water system requires highly skilled consulting water quality experts.
Dr. Edwards is the Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Dr...
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