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City to advertise RFQ for consent‑decree program management; staff lays out scope and timeline

Fort Smith City Board of Directors
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Summary

The City presented a draft RFQ approach for third‑party program management of wastewater consent‑decree projects, seeking nationally experienced firms to provide program controls, dashboards and bundling strategies; staff proposed advertising about Feb. 8 with awards targeted for May.

City engineering staff told the Fort Smith City Board of Directors on Jan. 27 that the administration plans to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) to hire a third‑party program manager to coordinate the city’s consent‑decree wastewater construction program.

Todd Mitke, acting director of engineering (presenting remotely), said the program manager would perform a program readiness assessment, develop an execution plan, bundle and sequence projects to optimize cost and schedule, provide financial management and an at‑a‑glance dashboard for staff and the public, and identify opportunities to reduce cost drivers.…

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