Professional Services Agreement - Arcadis

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o Identify potential corrosion control treatment alternatives and perform desktop evaluation to assess treatment effectiveness, costs, and unintended consequences associated with each alternative. o Includes one in person workshop and two conference calls. • Lead Service Line Inventory o Review other utility practices related to lead service line inventories. o Obtain available information from the City on locations of lead service lines and type of ownership. o Develop procedures to further identify and document lead service lines. o Includes one in person workshop and two conference calls. • Lead Service Line Replacement o Review other utility practices related to lead service line replacement programs, procedures, policies, funding mechanisms and lessons learned. o Review City's existing service line repair insurance program including the policy and budgeted versus actual incurred costs. o Identify and evaluate potential funding mechanisms for replacing lead service lines. o Develop a new policy on lead service line replacement. o Develop procedures for: • Replacing lead service lines, including pre and post -replacement activities. • Conducting water main repairs where lead service lines are present. o Prioritize replacement of lead service lines, coordinating with other ongoing City projects, where possible, to minimize construction costs. o Develop a cost-effective program for the City and South Bend community including a 5- year capital plan with annual replacement targets. o Includes one in person workshop and two conference calls. • Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Assistance o Review existing capital budget and other financial planning information. o Prioritize annual capital budget of $4M. o Assist with development of supporting documentation for ongoing rate case. o Includes one in person workshop and two conference calls. • Other support as requested by the City Services will be provided as requested by the City on an on -call, as -needed basis. Compensation for services performed in accordance with this agreement will be based on hours actually spent and expenses actually incurred, per the attached hourly rate schedule, not to exceed a total fee of $150,000. Acceptance of this proposal does not obligate the City to any portion of the maximum fee. The City will provide ARCADIS with written direction (via e-mail) prior to start of any work and ARCADIS agrees to notify the City of the anticipated level of effort for each request for assistance prior to initiating the work. Exhibit A, Scope of Basic Engineering Services Page 2