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Supervisors discuss Snyder & Associates contract to serve as county pipeline inspector for proposed natural gas line
Summary
Johnson County staff proposed entering a professional services agreement with Snyder & Associates to serve as the county’s pipeline inspector on a proposed 7.1-mile natural gas extension; Snyder would be paid by the county and reimbursed by the pipeline company per state code; the item is scheduled for formal consideration on May 8.
Josh Bussard, director of Planning, Development and Sustainability, told the Johnson County Board of Supervisors the county has a proposed professional services agreement with Snyder & Associates to act as the county’s pipeline inspector for a 7.1-mile natural gas pipeline extension referenced in Iowa Utilities Commission docket PD-0877.
Bussard said Snyder and Associates would serve as the county’s inspector under a standard professional services agreement and that the pipeline company (MidAmerican Energy, as referenced in the packet) is expected to reimburse the county for the inspector costs “as prescribed in state code.” He explained the practical flow: Snyder will invoice the county, the county will pay invoices, and the county will be reimbursed by the pipeline company when payment is received.
Bussard recommended the board direct county staff to place the contract on the formal agenda for action and said staff would bring the contract back for formal approval (May 8). During discussion supervisors reported prior good experience using Snyder and mentioned an Iowa Utilities Commission process update: at the time of the work session, there had been no movement on the pipeline extension at the commission. A speaker identified Christina Paradise as a pipeline inspector they had encountered and praised her work.
No formal board vote occurred during the work session; supervisors instructed staff to bring the contract back for formal consideration on the May 8 meeting agenda.
