HomeMy WebLinkAboutC2024-040 - 2/20/2024 - Approved
Amendment #__3___
Finance & Procurement
Date: February 1, 2024
Agreement #: 4090 – Rate Model 2022
Contractor: NewGen Strategies and Solutions, LLC
Current Amount: $304,270.00
I. Section 3, Compensation and Payment, of the Agreement is amended by increasing the amount
by $204,040.00, of which $19,800.00 is included for estimated travel expenses, in order to expand
the scope of services necessary for comprehensive model development and consulting services
for the City’s water and wastewater systems utilized by Corpus Christi Water; additionally, Section
3 is further amended by the deletion of $21,000.00 erroneously captured in Amendment #2; and
the parties acknowledge that option year 1 was exercised in November, 2023; therefore, the
revised total amount of the current Agreement is $532,310.00.
II. Amendment #2 to the Agreement is revised, pursuant to this Amendment #3, to eliminate
Attachment A-1, which is no longer necessary following the deletion of the $21,000.00 amount
detailed above in part 1 of this Amendment #3. For clarity, Attachment A-2 of Amendment #2 is
retained in full force and effect, being that Attachment A-2 includes supporting details of the
professional fees and expenses necessary to the parties’ Agreement executed in July, 2022, and
also includes supporting details of the additional fees stated in Amendment #1, which was
previously executed by the parties.
III. Attachment A-3, which is attached to this Amendment #3 and incorporated by reference as if set
out here in its entirety, supplements Attachment A and includes supporting details of the expanded
scope of work and associated professional fees and expenses necessary during the option years
to include an in-depth analysis of consumption and revenue, multi-year financial plan updates
(including operating and capital budgets), evaluation of the adequacy of reserves, water and
wastewater cost of service updates, evaluation of the then-current rate design, determination of
alternative rate structures, as well as public involvement and presentations to the City Council and
other stakeholder groups.
IV. This Amendment is effective upon the date of final execution by the parties, unless an earlier date
is expressly stated within this document.
V. The parties acknowledge that the Agreement and any related amendments provides for the
performance of a professional service, which type of service is exempt from competitive bidding
requirements pursuant to Sec. 252.022 of the Texas Local Government Code.
To the extent that the provisions of this Amendment conflict with any provisions of the Agreement and
prior amendments, if any, the provisions of this Amendment shall prevail and govern for all purposes
and in all respects.
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Josh Chronley Date Contractor Date
Assistant Director, Finance & Procurement
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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Assistant City Attorney Date
Corpus Christi Water
Rate Study for Update of FY 2025 Rates
Hourly
Billing
EmployeeHoursRateTotal
Chris Ekrut 8$ 340$ 2,720
Richard Campbell 86$ 350 30,100
Andy McCartney 246$ 250 61,500
Tia Carnes 380$ 180 68,400
Steve Doogue 10$ 210 2,100
Noah Healey 76$ 170 12,920
Administrative Staff 50$ 130 6,500
856$ 184,240
Other: Travel Expenses6 Trips for 3 people @ $3,300/Trip$ 19,800
$ 204,040
Tasks
1 - Project Initiation and Project Management
2 - Update Consumption and Revenue Analysis
3 - Update Multi-Year Financial Plan
4 - Water & Wastewater Cost of Service
5 - Rate Design and Benchmarking
6 - Public Involvement and City Council Meetings (with Presentations)
7 - Report
Tasks by Hours
EmployeeTask 1Task 2Task 3Task 4Task 5Task 6Task 7Hours
Chris Ekrut - - - - - - 8 8
Richard Campbell 16 - 2 2 2 56 8 86
Andy McCartney 40 4 4 32 10 132 24 246
Tia Carnes 24 24 32 64 32 180 24 380
Noah Healey - 24 12 24 16 - - 76
Steve Doogue - 4 - 4 2 - - 10
Administrative Staff - - - - 2 32 16 50
80 56 50 126 64 400 80 856
Tasks by Dollars
EmployeeTask 1Task 2Task 3Task 4Task 5Task 6Task 7Total
Chris Ekrut$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 2,720$ 2,720
Richard Campbell 5,600 - 700 700 700 19,600 2,800$ 30,100
Andy McCartney 10,000 1,000 1,000 8,000 2,500 33,000 6,000$ 61,500
Tia Carnes 4,320 4,320 5,760 11,520 5,760 32,400 4,320$ 68,400
Steve Doogue - 840 - 840 420 - -$ 2,100
Noah Healey - 4,080 2,040 4,080 2,720 - -$ 12,920
Administrative Staff - - - - 260 4,160 2,080$ 6,500
$ 19,920$ 10,240$ 9,500 $ 25,140$ 12,360$ 89,160$ 17,920$ 184,240
Effective Hourly Rate$ 249.00$ 182.86$ 190.00$ 199.52$ 193.13 $ 222.90$ 224.00$ 215.23