Primary Contact Email: sdraper@co.whatcom.wa.us
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Request authorization for the County Executive to enter into a contract between Whatcom County and Geneva Consulting Services for coordination of the Whatcom Lead Integrating Organization, in the amount of $79,615.00 (Council acting as the Whatcom County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors)
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The WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board acts as Local Integrating Organization (LIO) for water resources programs in the Whatcom County region. The WRIA 1 Management Team met on August 12, 2020 and approved the draft FFY 2021 LIO Coordination Scope of Work for the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District as fiscal agent, acting on behalf of the WRIA 1 Watershed Management Board, for negotiating a contract with the Puget Sound Partnership
The purpose of this contract is to implement the scope of work in the LIO grant agreement to coordinate Whatcom County LIO including the following tasks: 1) organize, support, administer, facilitate and coordinate a Local Integrating Organization, 2) advance implementation of the 2018-2022 action agenda and development of the 2022-2026 action agenda 3) performance management 4) support adaptive management of LIO Ecosystem Recovery Plans and 5) tailor LIO Coordination to support unique vision and goals of LIO. Geneva Consulting Services was chosen for this contract through a competitive selection process (RFP 20-59)