The Integrated Water Resource Plan (IWRP) will provide a mid-term and long-term evaluation of, and plan for, water supply and water demand management options for the City of Sugar Land in a regional context. An IWRP takes water supply planning beyond the traditional approach of cost-yield analysis and incorporates social and environmental aspects of water resource management. The project will recommend policies, programs, and capital improvement projects to ensure adequate water supplies and responsible management of those supplies for the City of Sugar Land. An integral part for the success of the IWRP is community involvement and consensus building. Consensus will be achieved during the IWRP process through a Citizen Task Force. Both a Council Task Force and Citizen Task Force will be engaged to provide input and feedback throughout the development of the Plan.
The IWRP will require some technical work from outside Consultants. In the workshop on August 1st, Staff presented an overview of the IWRP Scope for the decision support model. This contract will include the more technical aspects of developing a methodology for the options evaluation, scoring the water supply options and policies, resulting in the recommended strategy for meeting future water demands. The scope of work:
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Initiate IWRP
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Summarize Existing Conditions and Constraints
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Refine Water Demand Estimates
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Gap, Options and Objectives
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Develop IWRP Decision Support Model
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Evaluation of Alternatives
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Presentation of Results to Stakeholder Workshops
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Develop IWRP Strategy and Report
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Project Management
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Additional Services
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Miscellaneous Additional Services
The consultant will be utilizing modeling software, STELLA, to complete the Decision Support Model. The scope includes training of up to 10 City staff in addition to model documentation. The annual support renewal for the STELLA software is $599 per year. The ownership of the model following completion of the IWRP will allow City staff to update and run simulations for continued planning.
The IWRP RFQ was posted for advertisement on June 14th, and submittals were due July 6, 2017. Staff reviewed the submittals and interviewed three consultants. CDM Smith Inc. was selected because of their excellent overall approach to the project. Staff presented the project to the Finance and Audit Committee on July 27th to discuss financing. Staff recommended the project be funded from the Surface Water Fund balance.
Public Works department recommends approval of a budget amendment of $489,000 from the Surface Water fund balance and award the Engineering Services Contract with CDM Smith Inc.for the Integrated Water Resource Plan.
The IWRP will require some technical work from outside Consultants. In the workshop on August 1st, Staff presented an overview of the IWRP Scope for the decision support model. This contract will include the more technical aspects of developing a methodology for the options evaluation, scoring the water supply options and policies, resulting in the recommended strategy for meeting future water demands. The scope of work:
The IWRP will require some technical work from outside Consultants. In the workshop on August 1st, Staff presented an overview of the IWRP Scope for the decision support model. This contract will include the more technical aspects of developing a methodology for the options evaluation, scoring the water supply options and policies, resulting in the recommended strategy for meeting future water demands. The scope of work: