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HomeMy WebLinkAbout67-18 RESOLUTION113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville, AR 72701 (479) 575-8323 Resolution: 67-18 File Number: 2018-0054 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INC: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE CONTRACT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,872.00 FOR WETLANDS MITIGATION SITE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN 2018 WHEREAS, Ordinance 5687, which was adopted on May 6, 2014, waived the requirement of formal competitive bidding and authorized a contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management for 2014; and WHEREAS, Section 3.3 of the contract provides that the contract may be renewed for additional one year terms upon mutual agreement of the City and Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves Amendment No. 4 to the contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. in the amount of $61,872.00 for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management in 2018. PASSED and APPROVED on 3/6/2018 Attest: IOO ., Sondra E. Smith, City Clerk Treasur 0"111111111 —n 41�YD 1T-ViI-1 l M1 a Pim ��(a �7 p^r CJ •�a^: Page 1 Printed on 317118 City of Fayetteville, Arkansas 113 West Mountain Street Fayetteville. AR 72701 (479)575-8323 Text File File Number: 2018-0054 Agenda Date: 3/6/2018 Version: 1 Status: Passed In Control: City Council Meeting File Type: Resolution Agenda Number: A. 4 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INC: A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE CONTRACT WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INC. IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,872.00 FOR WETLANDS MITIGATION SITE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT IN 2018 WHEREAS, Ordinance 5687, which was adopted on May 6, 2014, waived the requirement of formal competitive bidding and authorized a contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management for 2014; and WHEREAS, Section 3.3 of the contract provides that the contract may be renewed for additional one year terms upon mutual agreement of the City and Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1. That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves Amendment No. 4 to the contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. in the amount of $61,872.00 for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management in 2018. City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Page 1 Printed on 31712018 Tim Nyander Submitted By City of Fayetteville Staff Review Form 2018-0054 Legistar File ID 3/6/2018 City Council Meeting Date - Agenda Item Only N/A for Non -Agenda Item 2/15/2018 Wastewater Treatment Plant/ _ Utilities Department Submitted Date Division / Department Action Recommendation: Staff recommends a resolution to approve Amendment No. 4 to the contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. in the amount of $61,872.00 for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management through 2018. Budget Impact: 5400.730.5120-5315.00 Water and Sewer Account Number Fund N/A N/A Project Number Project Title Budgeted Item? Yes Current Budget $ 61,872.00 Funds Obligated $ Current Balance $ 61,872.00 Does item have a cost? Yes Item Cost $ 61,872.00 Budget Adjustment Attached? No Budget Adjustment $ - Remaining Budget $ - V20140710 Previous Ordinance or Resolution # 64-17 Original Contract Number: 2320 Comments: Ordinance 5687 Approval Date: CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE Y ARKANSAS MEETING OF MARCH 6, 2018 TO: Mayor and City Council THRU: Don Marr, Chief of Staff FROM: Tim Nyander, Utilities Director DATE: February 15, 2018 CITY COUNCIL MEMO SUBJECT: Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. Amendment No. 4 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends a resolution to approve Amendment No. 4 to the contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. in the amount of $61,872.00 for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management through 2018. BACKGROUND: Ordinance 5687, which was adopted on May 6, 2014, waived the requirement of formal competitive bidding and authorized a contract with Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. for wetlands mitigation site monitoring and management for 2014. Section 3.2 of the contract provides that the contract may be renewed for additional one year terms upon mutual agreement of the City and Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. ECO, Inc. developed the wetlands and storm water protection best management plans and conducted excellent construction inspection for the WSIP, and was tasked to ensure full compliance with the related regulations and permits. ECO, Inc. also designed the wetlands mitigation site that was required by the Corps of Engineers, which has a mandated seven-year monitoring and reporting period. Funding comes from the Wastewater Treatment Operations Program. DISCUSSION: The contract covers the following work tasks for 2018: 1. Project Administration and Management 2. Annual Ecological Restoration Monitoring 3. Annual Adaptive Management Strategy 4. Update Credit Tracking Ledger for Surplus Wetland Credits 5. Academic Research Project Guidance The details of each of these work tasks are outlined within the proposed Amendment No. 4 between the City of Fayetteville and ECO, Inc. Amendment No. 4 has an increase of $5,372.00 from 2017, and justification is attached. Mailing Address: 113 W. Mountain Street www.fayetteville-ar.gov Fayetteville, AR 72701 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO AGREEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES BETWEEN CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INCORPORATED FOR WOOLSEY WET PRAIRIE ECOLOGICAL MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 to the Agreement For Professional Environmental Consulting Services, dated May 8, 2014 (the "Agreement"), by and between CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (CITY) and ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INC. (ECO) for environmental consulting services in connection with monitoring and ecological adaptive management of CITY's wetland mitigation site (Site) known as Woolsey Wet Prairie is made and entered into for purposes of continuity of Site wetland habitat status in order to maintain surplus wetland credits generated at Site and due to Corps of Engineers (Corps) regulatory requirements to manage and maintain wetland compensatory mitigation in perpetuity to assure Site continues to meet ecological performance standards. WHEREAS, this AMENDMENT NO. 4 is a renewal of the May 8, 2014 Agreement that included a provision for automatic renewal of ECO's annual Scope of Services beyond 2014 for additional 1 -year terms upon mutual agreement by both CITY and ECO. Unless specifically stated, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Neither this Amendment nor the Agreement may be modified except in writing signed by an authorized representative of the CITY and ECO. All work to be performed prior to issuance of Amendment has been completed. NOW THEREFORE, the CITY and ECO agree to amend the Agreement for ECO's Scope of Services as follows: 1. Part A - Project Administration And Management a) General administration and project management activities; b) Perform project initiation activities; c) Provide environmental regulatory and technical information to CITY, CITY Contractors, Citizens of CITY, and Academia; d) Meet with CITY, CITY Contractors, and Academia for information exchange, goal and timeline setting, reviewing management strategies, and action items; e) Perform internal project control including budgeting, scheduling, and quality control; f) Part A applies to January through December 2018. ECO's renewal of annual Scope of Services will be reviewed by the City Council and amended upon approval for renewal of Part A services beyond 2018. 021618 -ECO WWP Amnd No. 4.pdf 2. Part B - Annual Ecological Restoration Monitoring a) Conduct qualitative monitoring activities throughout the growing season to maintain cumulative plant species lists, evaluations of seasonal hydrology and associated plant communities, and identification of stands of invasive plant species to be controlled; b) Observe and document total plant species richness for each wetland cell and the total mitigation Site in historical comprehensive plant species lists; c) Record locations of concentrated stands of non-native and native invasive plant species and locations of rare Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission tracking plant species on wetland cell maps; d) Develop 2018 Woolsey Wet Prairie Adaptive Management Strategy & Monitoring Report No. 12 that is consistent with historical monitoring and management activities at Site in a format to be used for Site adaptive management purposes; e) Part B applies to January through December 2018. ECO's renewal of annual Scope of Services will be reviewed by the City Council, and amended upon approval for renewal of Part B services beyond 2018. 3. Part C - Annual Adaptive Management Strategy a) Continued development and implementation of annual strategy for specific controls of invasive species via selection, coordination, and scheduling of time sensitive hydrology controls, herbicide applications, mowing, hand pulling, and prescribed burning; b) Make Site visits throughout the growing season to make observations of hydrology, vegetation, and effectiveness of invasive vegetation control; c) Oversee selection, scheduling, and coordination of Site adaptive management activities and provide guidance pertaining to Site Deed -Restrictive Covenant restrictions to CITY and CITY's Contractors associated with management of Site; d) Provide restoration ecology advisory technical guidance to CITY and CITY's Contractors associated with management of Site for the purpose of implementation of Site management activities that are compliant with Site permanent protection measures and restrictions specified in the CITY's Section 404 permit; e) Document and maintain records of adaptive management activities implemented and the date of use; f) Make adjustments, as necessary, to timing and type of vegetation management to be implemented including, but not restricted to, hydrology management, mowing, herbicide applications, prescribed burning, and hand pulling of invasive plant species; 021618 -ECO WWP Amnd No. 4.pdf g) Utilize drone -generated wetland cell aerial photographs showing locations of concentrated stands of invasive and non-native plant species and locations of rare Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission tracking plant species in order to target and prioritize areas for specific management activities; h) Develop herbicide application specifications that include specific types of herbicides to apply to specific invasive plant species by City contractors; i) Schedule and select type of herbicide, adjuvant, and application rate to be used for specific target non-native and invasive plant species at specific locations and document herbicide effectiveness; j) Coordinate, schedule, and observe areas where herbicide applications have been made to evaluate effectiveness for controlling invasive species by City contractors; k) Develop burn specifications that clearly identify prescribed Burn Contractor responsibilities as a part of CITY's informal bid process that identify: Site preparation, notifications, and Burn Contractor responsibilities; 1) Coordinate, schedule, and observe prescribed burn to evaluate Burn Contractor's conformance with state laws, notifications, and specifications; m) Part C applies to January through December 2018. ECO's renewal of annual Scope of Services will be reviewed by the City Council, and amended upon approval for renewal of Part C services beyond 2018. 4. Part D - Update Credit Tracking Ledger for Surplus Wetland Credits a) Site has generated surplus of wetland credits above those required by CITY's Section 404 permit for wetland compensatory mitigation. CITY has received Corps approval to use wetland credits to mitigate for wetland impacts caused by the CITY's infrastructure improvement projects within Illinois River watershed, HUC 1 11 10103; b) Under the 2014 Scope of Services, ECO developed a wetland credit ledger to include surplus credits and credit debits from CITY's Van Asche Extension Project for submittal to Corps; c) Under the 2015 Scope of Services, ECO developed a wetland credit ledger to include surplus credits and credit debits from CITY's Clabber Creek Recreational Trail Project for submittal to Corps; d) Under the 2016 Scope of Services, CITY did not utilize any surplus wetland credits for City infrastructure improvement projects requiring wetland compensatory mitigation; e) Under the 2017 Scope of Services, CITY did not utilize any surplus wetland credits for City infrastructure improvement projects requiring wetland compensatory mitigation; 021618 -ECO WWP Amnd No. 4.pdf f) It is unknown at the current time, whether or not Part D services will be necessary for January through December 2018, and will be a function of whether or not surplus credit transactions occur. Should 2018 wetland credit transactions occur, ECO shall update wetland credit ledger accordingly for submittal to Corps at the end of 2018; g) ECO's renewal of annual Scope of Services will be reviewed by the City Council, and amended upon approval for renewal of Part D services beyond 2018. 5. Part E - Academic Research Project Review and Guidance a) During 2017, there was an increased interest in the Site for academic research projects from various departments of the University of Arkansas ranging from herpetology to soil microbiology. While research projects at the site are exciting and encouraged, the need exists for guidance and oversight to ensure that all parties involved are made aware of the various requirements of the City of Fayetteville's Section 404 permit and Deed Restricted Covenant for the Site. Failure to manage research project activities at the Site has the potential to result in the City not being in compliance with the terms and conditions of the City's Section 404 permit and the Deed Restricted Covenant for the Site. b) ECO, Inc. is in the process of developing a research request form intended for use by proposed research projects that will provide project -specific relative information to ECO, Inc., CH2MHill, and the City of Fayetteville for review and approval, while also educating the applicant about the Site Section 404 permit requirements. c) Part E applies to January through December 2018. ECO's renewal of annual Scope of Services will be reviewed by the City Council, and amended upon approval for renewal of Part E services beyond 2018. 6. Compensation For the amended Scope of Services described herein, CITY agrees to pay ECO the sum specified below on Cost Detail Table. The total payment shall be a lump sum "not to exceed" amount of SIXTY ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED SEVENTY TWO U.S. DOLLARS ($61,872.00). Amendment No. 4 - 2018 Cost Detail Amended ECO Scope of Services Fee Estimate Part A - 2018 Project Administration And Management $2,508 Part B - 2018 Annual Ecological Restoration Monitoring $21,850 Part C - 2018 Annual Adaptive Management Strategy $32,510 Part D - 2018 Update Surplus Wetland Credit Tracking Ledger $ 0 Part E — 2018 Academic Research Project Guidance $5,004 TOTAL $61,872.00 021618 -ECO WWP Amnd No. 4.pdf 4 The CITY and ECO intending to be legally bound, indicate their approval of this AMENDMENT No. 4 by their signatures below. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING OPERATIONS, INC. Bruce Shackleford, President Date: Fehruary 15, 2018 021618 -ECO WWP Amnd No. 4.pdf CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE Date: 3 (.a -.q 018 ATTEST: By: Sondra E. 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ACORD 25 (2014/01) The ACORD name and logo are registered marks of ACORD INS025 nnlnnn End of Febuary 16, 2018 Amendment No. 4 for Environmental Consulting Services 021618 -ECO WWP Amnd No. 4.pdf 2018 Executive Summary: Woolsey Wet Prairie Annual Ecological Monitoring and Adaptive Mana ement Overview & Background The Woolsey Wet Prairie Sanctuary was established by the City of Fayetteville as part of wetland compensatory mitigation requirements under Section 404 Permit 14207 issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District. The 43.8 - acre mitigation site was constructed to offset the permanent alteration of 7.92 acres of wetlands from construction of the City's Wastewater Systems Improvement Project (WSIP). The Section 404 Permit required 73.57 wetland credits to be generated at the mitigation site to offset wetland losses from the WSIP. To date, a total of 94.47 mitigation credits have been generated, producing a surplus of 20.90 credits. On September 30, 2013, after numerous conferrals with ECO, Inc., the City of Fayetteville received a special one -of -a -kind approval from the Corps to use the 20.90 surplus wetland credits for city infrastructure projects that require wetland compensatory mitigation within the Illinois River Watershed. To date, surplus wetland credits have been used for the City's Van Asche Drive Extension Project and the Clabber Creek Recreational Trail Project, saving the City thousands of dollars. Environmental Consulting Operations, Inc. (ECO, Inc.) developed the wetlands and stormwater permitting Best Management Practices Plans and conducted excellent construction inspection for the WSIP and was tasked to ensure full compliance with related regulations and permits. Under their supervision, contractors working for the city completed over $160 million in work without a single permit violation. ECO, Inc. designed the ecological features of the wetland mitigation site that was required by the Corps of Engineers, which had a mandated monitoring and reporting period, and maintains the required wetland credit ledger to track the use of surplus wetland credits by the City of Fayetteville. Under ECO, Inc.'s adaptive management strategy, the mitigation site has a current plant species list totaling 479 species, a ten -fold increase beyond the 47 plant species observed in 2004. Eleven species at the site are tracked by the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission as species of state conservation concern. Nonetheless, persistent invasive species are present at the site, requiring continued monitoring and adaptive management activities ECO, Inc. Scope of Work ECO, Inc.'s May 8, 2014 Agreement For Professional Environmental Consulting Services covered the following work tasks for 2014, and as amended in 2015, 2016, and 2017: (1) Annual Ecological Restoration of Existing Mitigation Site; (2) Annual Adaptive Management Strategy for Existing Mitigation Site; (3) Development of Credit Tracking Ledger for Surplus Wetland Credits; (4) Provide environmental regulatory and technical information to the City of Fayetteville and City Contractors. The details for each of these work tasks are outlined within the proposed 2018 Contract Amendment No. 4 between the City of Fayetteville and ECO, Inc. in Parts A, B, C, and D. For 2018, Part E has been added for providing Academic Research Project Guidance. Justification for 2018 Woolsey Wet Prairie Contract Price Increase During 2017, there was an increased interest in conducting academic research projects at Woolsey Wet Prairie from various departments of the University of Arkansas ranging from herpetology surveys to soil microbiology studies. While research projects at the site are exciting and encouraged, the need exists for guidance and oversight to ensure that all parties involved are made aware of the various requirements of the City of Fayetteville's Section 404 permit and Deed Restricted Covenants for the wetland compensatory mitigation site. Some seeking to conduct academic endeavors have commenced with their project work without formally notifying ECO, Inc., CH2MHi11, or the City of Fayetteville. To ECO, Inc.'s knowledge, there at least five five research projects at various stages of completion at the property. Some involved in academic ventures have expressed to ECO, Inc. that they thought the wetland mitigation site was "just another City Park" where they could do their research with no restrictions. Failure to manage research project activities at the mitigation site has the potential to: a) Result in the City not being in compliance with the terms and conditions of the City's Section 404 permit and/or the Deed Restricted Covenant for the property, b) Result in the possible reduction in surplus wetland credits for City infrastructure improvement projects, c) Result in damage to isolated stands of rare and ecologically sensitive plant species, and d) Result in one research project taking place in such a manner to interfere with another research project. Therefore, a need has arisen to provide guidance to academia and to require all academic research projects to provide a formal notification and a proposal describing the types of activities and scheduling for proposed projects. ECO, Inc.'s scope under this part will be to: a) Developing a research request form intended for use by proposed research projects that will provide project -specific relative information to ECO, Inc., CH2MHill, and the City of Fayetteville for review and approval. b) Develop a brief guidance document to educate those who plan to conduct research projects at the site about prohibited activities specified within the City's Section 404 permit and deed -restrictive covenants for the property. c) Review proposed research projects and make recommendations to City, CH2MHill, and applicant. A cost detail for ECO, Inc.'s 2018 scope of work is shown below. Amendment No. 4 - 2018 Cost Detail Amended ECO Scope of Services Fee Estimate Part A - 2018 Project Administration And Management $2,508 Part B - 2018 Annual Ecological Restoration Monitoring $21,850 Part C - 2018 Annual Adaptive Management Strategy $32,510 Part D - 2018 Update Surplus Wetland Credit Tracking Ledger $ 0 Part E — 2018 Academic Research Project Guidance $5,004 TOTAL '' $61,872.00 The total cost of $61,872.00 for the 2018 scope of work represents a $5,372.00, or 9.5% increase over the $56,500.00 amount that was approved by the City of Fayetteville for ECO, Inc.'s 2017 scope of work. The addition of Part E accounts for the majority (9.3%) of the 9.5% cost increase, while ECO, Inc.'s annual hourly fee increase accounts for roughly 0.2% of the cost increase. Considering that ECO, Inc.'s 2017 work was completed at a cost that was $1,461.08 under the 2017 budget, the actual 2018 increase is equivalent to $3,910.92, or an actual realized increase of 6.9% above the 2017 amount approved by the City. 2017 Contract Amend. No. 3 2017 Amount 2017 Amount 2018 Cost Approved Amount Billed Under Budget $56,500 $55,038.92 $1,461.08 $61,872 ($3,910.92 above 2017 amount i approved. Scopes of work and associated costs for Parts A through D will not change significantly from 2017 to 2018. ECO, Inc. will continue to conduct annual monitoring activities to identify problem areas where specific management controls are warranted. ECO, Inc. will continue to coordinate adaptive management practices to: • Develop plant group -specific herbicide application guidance and recommendations for CH2MHill, • Review records of herbicide applications made by CH2MHill, • Coordinate with CH2MHill, to maintain an aggressive herbicide program for controlling woody vegetation in an effort to "prevent" excessive growth of trees that necessitates timber mukching, • Develop prescribed burn specifications for informal bid process of selecting burn contractor, • Coordinate/scheduling/oversight of prescribed burn. • Process/coordinate/update surplus wetland credit ledger should City infrastructure improvement projects arise that require wetland mitigation credits. ECO, Inc. possesses the very specialized technical and regulatory skills and site- specific knowledge to complete these tasks for the purpose of meeting Corps of Engineers mandated mitigation performance standards and to maintain the existing surplus wetland credits for use in future city infrastructure improvements that require compensatory wetland mitigation.