On joint motion of all Councilmembers present, the following resolution was
offered:
RESOLUTION NO.
A resolution authorizing the execution of Amendment No. 2 to the
Engineering Agreement between the Parish of Jefferson and Shaw
Environmental, Inc., contract number 55-10183, for (1) additional
professional services associated with program management and
project development for coastal initiatives related to the Gulf of
Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA), the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived
Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act),
Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA), the State
Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable Coast, and other funding
programs, in the amount of $500,000.00, an increase of 25% above
the previous contract amount of $1,968,466.72, for a total contract
amount of $2,468,466.72, pending available funding; (2) to establish
a new contract termination date of December 31, 2017; and (3)
approving two subcontractors to this contract. (Parishwide)
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 112180, adopted by the Parish Council on April 15,
2009, ratified a Professional Services Agreement with Shaw Environmental, Inc. to provide
engineering services to assist with overall program management and oversight for the
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) projects at a cost not to exceed $1,668,466.72;
and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 118008, adopted by the Parish Council on December 7,
2011 authorized Amendment 1 for additional services related to the development of a
Coastal Protection and Restoration Master Plan in the amount of $300,000.00 for a total
contract amount of $1,968,466.72; and
WHEREAS, the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA), the
Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies
of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), Natural Resources Damage
Assessment (NRDA), the State Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable Coast, and other
funding programs, will provide significant funding to Gulf States, coastal political
subdivisions and the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council for coastal restoration
projects; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson Parish desires to stay actively engaged in the planning
process for these initiatives and the 2012 State Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable
Coast, and updates thereto as well as associated annual plans, to identify and develop
projects within the Parish that meet the funding criteria; and
WHEREAS, Shaw Environmental, Inc. prepared the Parish’s 1993 Coastal Wetland
Conservation and Restoration Plan as well as an updated Plan in 2003, and is currently
drafting the 2014 updated Plan, and it is desirable to have that Plan be developed in
coordination with the State Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast,
GOMESA, RESTORE Act and NRDA funding criteria; and
WHEREAS, due to these planning efforts, the Parish has been successful in
securing CIAP and Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (CWPPRA)
funding for projects identified in both the 1993 and 2003 Coastal Wetland Conservation
and Restoration Plans; and
WHEREAS, due to the ENGINEER’s familiarity with local coastal restoration needs
and their expertise in coastal program management, the Parish desires to continue to use
the services of Shaw Environmental, Inc., for professional technical assistance with coastal
initiatives; and
WHEREAS, the level of effort anticipated for the additional coastal program
initiatives will exceed the available contract amounts; and
WHEREAS, $1,668,466.72 of the previously authorized cumulative fee of
$1,968,466.72 is wholly funded by CIAP grants for design, engineering and construction
oversight of CIAP projects; and
WHEREAS, the Parish desires to increase the maximum cumulative fee to
$2,468,466.72, which will provide for engineering services in the amount of $500,000, an
increase of 25% above the previous contract amount, for additional professional services
related to the GOMESA, the RESTORE Act, NRDA, the State Comprehensive Plan for a
Sustainable Coast, and other funding programs; and
WHEREAS, the Parish desires to extend the term of the agreement from May 22,
2014 through December 31, 2017, to allow for continued assistance with on-going coastal
initiatives; and
WHEREAS, coastal restoration projects within the Barataria Basin can be highly
dependent upon hydrodynamic forces, particularly fresh water and sediment inputs from
the Mississippi River; and development and permitting of coastal restoration projects often
requires the identification, evaluation, and resolution of potential resource, plan, or
execution conflicts (e.g. borrow source redundancy/sediment availability) and integration
with other projects authorized in the State of Louisiana’s Master Plan for a Sustainable
Coast, or other State and Federal projects/programs; and
WHEREAS, AIMS Group, Inc., a Louisiana Certified Small and Emerging Business
(#8432), is a professional engineering and environmental consulting firm with extensive
experience in planning and implementing water resource projects in the Barataria Basin,
including conducting hydrodynamic modeling for fresh water and sediment diversion
projects and evaluating sediment budgets; and
WHEREAS, Shaw Environmental, Inc. wishes to add AIMS Group, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation located in Jefferson Parish, as a subcontractor to provide professional services
such as hydrodynamic modeling and to assist with other related work; and
WHEREAS, project development and permitting often requires identification of
property ownership and other real estate related legal services; and
WHEREAS, Shaw Environmental, Inc. wishes to add Crescent City Title W.B., LLC
as a subcontractor to provide legal services as needed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Parish Council of Jefferson Parish,
Louisiana, acting as governing authority of said Parish
SECTION 1. That the Council Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice Chairman of
the Jefferson Parish Council is hereby authorized to execute Amendment No. 2 to the
Engineering Agreement between the Parish of Jefferson and Shaw Environmental, Inc.,
contract number 55-10183, for (1) additional professional services associated with program
management and project development for coastal initiatives related to the Gulf of Mexico
Energy Security Act of 2006 (GOMESA), the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability,
Tourist Opportunities and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012
(RESTORE Act), Natural Resources Damage Assessment (NRDA), the State
Comprehensive Plan for a Sustainable Coast, and other funding programs, in the amount
of $500,000.00, an increase of 25% above the previous contract amount of $1,968,466.72,
for a total contract amount of $2,468,466.72, pending available funding; (2) to establish a
new contract termination date of December 31, 2017; and (3) approving AIMS Group, Inc.
and Crescent City Title W.B., LLC as subcontractors to this contract.
SECTION 2. That all services authorized by this amendment shall be charged to
Account No. 63860-3958-7331, the Department of Environmental Affairs Professional
Services, pending available funding or to an account identified when a work order is
written.
SECTION 3. That the term of the Agreement is extended from May 22, 2014
through December 31, 2017 to allow for continued assistance with on-going coastal
initiatives.
SECTION 4. That all other terms, provisions, and conditions of the Agreement
dated May 22, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated December 14, 2011, except
as specifically modified by this Amendment No. 2, shall remain unchanged.
SECTION 5. That the Chairman or, in his absence, the Vice-Chairman is hereby
authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to give full force and effect to this
resolution.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as
follows:
YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
The resolution was declared to be adopted on this the 9th day of April, 2014.