PSA - Develop Risk and Resilience Assessment and Emergency Response Plan and Provide Training for American Water Infrastructure Act Compliance - Arcadis U.S., Inc.

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This is Exhibit A, Scope of Basic Engineering Services, referred to in and part of the Short Form of Agreement between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services dated Scope of Basic Engineering Services The AWIA Compliance Gap Analysis that Arcadis performed with the City of South Bend identified areas where development of or updates to existing documentation is necessary to comply with the requirements of the 2018 America's Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). As part of the AWIA requirements, utilities the size of the City of South Bend (greater than 100,000 in population) must complete a Risk and Resilience Assessment (RRA) by March 31, 2020 and make the required updates to their Emergency Response Plan (ERP) six months following RRA submission, no later than September 30, 2020. Arcadis's approach for the full AWIA compliance is to apply water sector best practice methodologies in parallel using a streamlined process, including: • American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/American Water Works Association (AWWA) J100-10 Risk and Resilience Management of Water and Wastewater Systems (RAMCAP) (J100-10 Standard) • AWWA G-430-14 Security Practices for Operation and Management (G-430 Standard) • AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance and Tool • American Water Works Association (AWWA) M19: Emergency Planning for Water and Wastewater Utilities (5th edition) • AWWA G-440-17 Emergency Preparedness Practices (G-440 Standard) • FEMA's Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101 (CPG-101): Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans • National Response Framework (NRF) • National Incident Management System (NIMS) The City now desires Arcadis to assist in the RRA and ERP development identified in the Gap Analysis. Our delivery strategy considers a combination of our national subject matter experts and local staff, working closely with City staff from project initiation through completion. The work described in our approach will build on previous efforts, including the 2003 Vulnerability Assessment and existing ERPs, allowing the current effort to be efficient and focused on the assets and threats not previously required or included. The scope of engineering services shall include the following tasks and subtasks. The RRA and ERP will be completed as two distinct phases. Task 1: Risk and Resilience Assessment Arcadis will conduct a risk and resilience assessment of the City's assets using the AWWA J100-10 Standard Risk and Resilience Assessment Methodology, which has been endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for this required effort. The project will use a workshop - based approach to collaboratively address the elements required by AWIA, limit the time required of City staff, and promote effective knowledge transfer of the assessment methodology to City staff. Exhibit A, Scope of Basic Engineering Services EJCDC E-520 Short Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services. Copyright ©2009 National Society of Professional Engineers for EJCDC. All rights reserved. page I.