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Trust approves engineering contract after emergency evaluation finds South Colfax tanks beyond repair
Summary
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust approved a resolution waiving consultant selection and hiring Kimberly Horn to provide engineering services for the South Colfax Browns storage tanks after staff said an emergency evaluation found the tanks could not be repaired.
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust on May 20 approved a resolution waiving consultant selection procedures and awarding an engineering contract for the South Colfax Browns storage tanks after staff reported the tanks could not be repaired.
Trust staff said the agency declared an emergency at an earlier meeting to bring in evaluators to inspect the Colfax tanks. "We declared an emergency to bring them in to evaluate the tanks. They found that and that should have been ratified," a staff member said during the meeting. The staff member later said evaluators determined "they could not be repaired."
The resolution (Item 6A on the agenda) waives the usual consultant selection process and approves a contract for engineering services with Kimberly Horn. Trustees moved and seconded the item and voted to approve it; no roll-call tally or individual votes were provided in the meeting record.
The Trust did not provide additional cost, schedule, or implementation details during the meeting. The action followed the agency's emergency inspection and is intended to secure engineering services to address the storage tanks' condition. There was no public comment on this item during the session.
The Trust proceeded to other business after approving the measure and adjourned later in the meeting.
