A resolution approving amendment of the contract with great west engineering
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF directors of the sunny meadows Missoula county water and sewer district:
WHEREAS, the District has an existing contract dated January 18, 2006 with Great West Engineering to provide services related to the initial stages of its current water system upgrade project; and
WHEREAS, the District complied with state funding agency guidelines in procuring engineering services from Great West Engineering; and
WHEREAS, the District owns and operates a water system within the Clark Fork River Basin near East Missoula, MT; and
WHEREAS, the EPA has agreed to address theimpacts to our water system of ongoing activities to remove the Milltown dam; and
WHEREAS, time is of the essence in replacing the well, so as to minimize the potential for increased health and safety risks; and
WHEREAS, the EPA has offered to pay or reimburse all costs associated with replacing our remaining shallow well with a new, deeper well; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the well replacement in a timely fashion, it would be most efficient to utilize the District’s ongoing relationship with Great West Engineering; and
WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the well replacement, it will be necessary to enter into an agreement with both the EPA and Great West Engineering.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the District approve the contract amendment (Amendment No. 4) to the existing contract with Great West Engineering.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of July, 2008
Signed: _____
Name: Michael Lilley
Title: District President _____
Date: _____
Attested: _____
