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DRAFT J:Wttorney~isa~esolntionsACiJRRENT\Watu Protlnction 6lntly- Acttpt Prop.wptl May 10, 2002 RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL OF FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF A PRODUCTION STUDY OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OF THE CITY OF PARIS; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. FOR SUCH STUDY; MAHING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Paris is currently engaged in negotiations with wholesale water customers, including Lamar County Water Supply District, preliminary to amending or entering into new water supply agreements with said entity; and, WHEREAS, in order to quantify and identify the water production capabilities of the City, the City needs to conduct a study of the production capabilities of the City's Water Treatment Plant as a prerequisite to contracting for the sale of said water; and, WHEREAS, the City Engineer and the City Manager have previously requested authority from the City Council to solicit requests for proposals from qualified professional consultants to perform said production study of the Water Treatment Plant of the City of Paris; and, WHEREAS, the City Council, by adoption of Resolution No. 2002-045, passed and approved the l lth day of February, 2002, authorized the City Manager and the City Engineer to request proposals for professional engineering services related to the aforesaid study; and, WHEREAS, as a result of the solicitation of said proposals, and the review of same, the City Manager and City Engineer have determined the engineering firm of Freese and Nichols, Inc., has presented the best proposal for the performance of said study; and, WHEREAS, the City Council desires to acceptthe aforesaid proposal of Freese and Nichols, Inc., and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a professional engineering services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the performance of said study, subject to the review of said contract by the City Attorney; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS: Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. That the proposal of Freese and Nichols, Inc., Professional Engineers, attached hereto as Exhibit A and for all purposes incorporated herein, for the performance of a study of the production capabilities of the City's Water Treatment Plant, be, and the same is hereby, accepted.