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Board approves $38,000 amendment to consultant contract for updated stormwater manual after debate over authorization
Summary
The Little Rock Board of Directors approved a $38,000 amendment to the Half Associates contract to finish an updated stormwater and drainage design manual. The vote followed extended debate about whether the city had previously authorized spending for the work and how close the consultant is to a final draft required by ADEQ.
The Little Rock Board of Directors on Jan. 21 approved an amendment authorizing an additional $38,000 to the contract with Half Associates Inc. to complete the city’s updated stormwater and drainage design manual, a document the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) requires before the city seeks its next MS4 permit.
The board approved the amendment by voice vote after extended discussion; Director Hines said he would vote no. The measure directs staff to pay up to $38,000 for engineering services to finish the manual and related deliverables.
The vote followed a lengthy exchange about how the city reached this point. Brad Jordan, a city staff member involved in the matter, told the board that Half Associates was selected through a competitive process and that an ordinance had redirected funds to pay for the manual, but that no separate resolution awarding the contract had been located in the record. Jordan said, “there was an ordinance to authorize that, there was no resolution passed to…
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