The Dickinson City Commission on Oct. 7 approved two engineering task orders: a Bartlett & West agreement to develop designs and QA/QC for recoating the East water tank and an Apex Engineering task order to perform engineering for the downtown drainage improvements project.

Senior Engineer Keller presented a master service agreement and a first task order with Bartlett & West. Keller said Bartlett & West was selected through a competitive RFP and cited the firm’s experience on similar projects and key personnel located in state. The task order is for $30,000 on a time-and-materials basis with a not-to-exceed clause; Keller said the master agreement and task order had been reviewed by the city attorney and that the project will be funded through GPT. Staff recommended approval; the commission voted unanimously to approve the task order.

Community Development/Engineering Director Josh Sklachuk presented a task order with Apex Engineering Group, Inc. for project 2025-21 (downtown drainage improvements). The task order covers project management, QA/QC, watershed modeling, alternatives analysis, a preliminary engineering report and delivery of updated GIS stormwater network shapefiles. The task order cost is $206,500 and staff said the expense is included in the 2025 capital improvement program and intends to use the stormwater fund cash on hand to pay for the work. Commissioners approved the Apex task order unanimously.

Both task orders instruct consultants to provide deliverables that will inform design and construction decisions on the water tower recoating and downtown drainage improvement projects.