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DRAFT F:\Attorney\Lisa\Resolutions\CiJRRENT\WTP VulnerabiliTy - Accept Prop.wpd February 4, 2004 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 SERVICES RELATED TO THE PERFORMANCE OF A WATER SYSTEM VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECURITY AND BIOTERRORISM RESPONSE ACT; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH FREESE AND NICHOLS, INC. FOR SUCH STUDY, SUBJECT TO THE NEGOTIATION OF AN ACCEPTABLE FEE; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, on June 12, 2002, President George Bush signed into law the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act, which constituted in part the congressional response to the terrorism attacks of September 11, 2001; and, WHEREAS, the purpose of said Act is to formulate a comprehensive strategy for water system security nation wide; and, WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act empowered the Environmental Protection Agency Water Protection Task Force with implementing the provisions of said Act related to drinking water; and, WHEREAS, a requirement under said Act is that each community water system serving a population greater than 3,300 conduct an assessment on the vulnerability of its system to intentional acts intended to substantially disrupt the ability of the system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water; and, WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act provides no funding to assist local entities in performing said vulnerability assessment; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris did heretofore, on the 8th day of December, 2003, in Resolution No. 2003-186, authorize the City Manager, in conjunction with the City Engineer, to prepare and advertise for requests for proposals for qualified consultants to perform an assessment of the vulnerability of the City of Paris water system to intentional acts intended to substantially disrupt the ability of the system to provide a safe and reliable supply of drinking water, the same constituting a vulnerability assessment pursuant to said Act; and, WHEREAS, the City of Paris did heretofore advertise for said requests for proposals for the Water System Vulnerability Assessment Project, which proposals were received unti15:00 o'clock p.m., Thursday, the 22nd day of January, 2004; and, WHEREAS, as a result of the solicitation of said proposals, and the review of same, the City Manager, City Engineer, and City Utilities Director have determined that, of the five (5) proposals deemed acceptable, the firm of Freese and Nichols, Inc. has presented the best proposal for the performance of said study; and,