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Res 242-88 12/20/1988RESOLUTION NO. 2 L& RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT WITH WICHITA COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 FOR ENGINEERING REPORT ON LAKE DIVERSION DAM AND SPILLWAY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT: That certain contract, a copy of which is attached hereto, with Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 2 for engineering report on Lake Diversion dam and spillway is hereby approved, and the City Manager is authorized to execute the same for the City of Wichita Falls. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 20th day of December, 1988. ATTEST: City erk 11/30/88 1 THE STATE OF TEXAS H COUNTY OF WICHITA H CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING REPORT OF LAKE DIVERSION DAM AND SPILLWAY This agreement made and entered into by and between the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, hereinafter called "City ", and Wichita County Water Improvement District No. 2, hereinafter called "District ", both being municipal and political corporations and subdivisions of the State of Texas, each acting herein by and through its respective officers hereunto duly authorized, WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, City and District are joint owners of Lake Kemp, the Diversion Reservoir, main canals, laterals and other facilities used in connection therewith; and, WHEREAS, the Texas Water Commission has said that the parties must repair or rebuild the Diversion Reservoir spillway and /or dam so that it will pass the probable maximum flood; and, WHEREAS, the first step in the process will be an engineer's report, estimated to cost $26,000.00; such report will be submitted to the Texas Water Commission for approval, then plans and specifications for the work will have to be prepared; finally, the parties will contract with some third -party K contractor to construct the project, which is anticipated to be a multi - million dollar project; and, WHEREAS, City and District have this day entered into a contract for the operation and maintenance of the jointly owned lake and canal systems, but the Diversion Reservoir spillway /dam construction work does not come within the ambit of such contract. NOW, for and in consideration of the covenants and agreements to be performed by each party, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows: 1. City and District shall jointly employ an engineering firm to prepare the engineering report; City and District shall each pay one -half of the fee for the preparation of such report. This division of the fee for the report shall have no bearing on the division between the parties of fees and costs to be paid for later stages of the project, including the construction cost. 2. When the report is completed, it shall be submitted by the parties to the Texas Water Commission for approval. 3. When approval of the report is received from the Texas Water Commission, City and District will negotiate the percentage which each party will bear of the engineers' fees for the preparation of the plans and specifications for the work, and of the cost of construction of the project. In such negotiations, the fact that the fee for the preparation of the engineers' report was divided on a fifty -fifty basis between the parties will not be considered. 3 4. City and District shall then jointly employ an engineering firm to prepare the plans and specifications for the project. When the plans and specifications have been completed and approved by City and District, they shall advertise for bids for the construction of the project, and award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. 5. If the City and District are unable to agree to the percentage each will pay of the engineers' fees to prepare the plans and specifications and of the cost of construction of the project, within sixty (60) days after such negotiations begin, then the matter shall be submitted to a Board of Arbitration in the manner provided by law, such Board consisting of the City Manager of City, the General Manager of District, and a third disinterested and unbiased person selected by a majority of the District Judges of Wichita County, Texas. The decision, by such Board shall be final and binding upon the parties unless the substantive legal rights of either party are violated. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers on this the day of , 1988. CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS By: City Manager `vq0Q * *w City Clerk WICHITA COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 By: President, Board of Directors ATTEST: Secretary, Board of Directors 4