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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTask Order No. 0777b with HDR Engineering for IDEQ Rulemaking SupportTASK ORDER NO. 0777B CITY OF MERIDIAN (OWNER) Mail HDR ENGINEERING, INC. (CONSULTANT) This Task Order is issued by the Owner and accepted by the Consultant pursuant to the mutual promises, covenants and conditions contained in the Master Services Agreement between the above named parties, dated January 24, 2007. SCOPE OF SERVICES CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO RULEMAKING SUPPORT BACKGROUND The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEA) is in the negotiated rulemaking process of modifying Idaho's Rules for the Reclamation and Reuse of Municipal and Industrial Wastewater (Reuse Rules). The text of the Reuse Rules is drafted as a Negotiated Rule by IDEQ in conjunction with a negotiating committee made up of persons having an interest in the development of this rule. Negotiated Rule Draft No. 1 was published on April 7, 2010 and a meeting regarding this draft was held on April 27, 2010 to discuss draft rule revisions. Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 was published on May 20, 2010 and a meeting regarding this draft will be held on May 27, 2010. The public comment period for Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 ends June 3, 2010. Upon conclusion of negotiations, DEQ intends to publish a proposed rule (i.e., revised draft Reuse Rules) for public comment in the summer of 2010 and then present the final proposal to the Idaho Board of Environmental Quality for adoption of a pending rule in the fall of 2010. The proposed rule tentatively is planned to be published in the August 2010 Idaho Administrative Bulletin with a public comment period set for August 4, 2010 to September 1, 2010. If adopted by the Board, the pending rule will be reviewed by the 2011 Idaho Legislature. The draft Reuse Rules will likely impact the City's reclaimed water program. Therefore, it is important for the City to understand proposed modifications to the Rules, how these modifications affect the City and appropriately comment during the public comment periods. PROPOSED SCOPE OF SERVICES The proposed scope of Consultant services is to conduct the following task. Consultant will commence with these services upon notice to proceed. TASK 100 - RULEMAKING SUPPORT Objective Attend IDEQ rulemaking meeting, prepare comments on Negotiate Rule Draft No. 2 pertinent to the City's reclaimed water program, and conduct review meeting with City staff. Approach • Review Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2. Page 1 of 5 May 26, 2010 • Prepare draft comments on Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 with regard to the City's reclaimed water program. • Attend the May 27, 2010 IDEQ negotiated rulemaking meeting. • Prepare meeting notes for the IDEA rulemaking meeting. • Conduct half-day review meeting with City staff to review Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 draft comments and solicit feedback from City staff. • Prepare final draft of comments after review meeting for City's submittal to IDEQ. Assumptions • One Consultant staff member will attend the May 27, 2010 IDEQ rulemaking meeting. • Up to two Consultant staff members will attend the half-day review meeting with the City. • City will respond to Consultant Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 comments at the half-day review meeting. • Final draft of comments will be submitted to IDEQ by City. • Scope of services only relates to comments for Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2; comments and support for additional drafts issued by IDEQ or the Proposed Rule would require a task order amendment. City Input • Review and comment on Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 comments developed by Consultant. • Attend half-day meeting with Consultant. Deliverables • May 27, 2010 IDEQ rulemaking meeting notes in Adobe .pdf format. • Draft comments on Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 in Word .doc and Adobe .pdf formats. • Final comments on Negotiated Rule Draft No. 2 in Word .doc and Adobe .pdf formats. Page 2 of 5 May 26, 2010 PROJECT SCHEDULE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO RULEMAKING SUPPORT The project schedule for performing the task order is as follows: Activity Completion* Attend IDEA Rulemaking meeting May 27, 2010 Draft Comments on Proposed Rule Ma 28, 2010 Rulemaking meeting notes May 28, 2010 Half-day Review Meeting June 1, 2010 Final Draft Comments on Proposed Rule submittal to City June 2, 2010 City Final Comments submittal to IDEA June 3, 2010 *This schedule is based upon the current IDEA Reuse Rules Rulemaking Schedule as of May 20, 2010 (http://www.deq.idaho.gov/rules/waste water/58 0117 1001_negotiated.cfm). If this schedule is modified, the project schedule will require modification. Page 3 of 5 May 26, 2010 COMPENSATION CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO RULEMAKING SUPPORT The estimated cost to complete this Scope of Work is presented in the table below. Task Task 100 - Rulemaking Support Budget 603 Consultant will invoice City for professional services described in this task order on a time and materials basis. For the activities described in the Scope of Services, Consultant estimates a professional services fee not to exceed the amounts described in the table above without written authorization from the City. Page 4 of 5 May 26, 2010 AUTHORIZATION CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO RULEMAKING SUPPORT CITY OF MERIDIAN By: Keit atts, Purchasing Agent S�z 71ro Public Works Department CONSULTANT Karen Doherty, Vice President Page 5 of 5 May 26, 2010