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 $68,616.11
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The WRIA 1 (Water Resources Inventory Area No.1) Watershed Management Board acts as Local Integrating Organization (LIO) for water resources programs in the WRIA 1 region. The WRIA 1 Management Team met on August 1, 2019 and approved the draft FFY 2019 LIO Coordination Scope of Work for 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 the Whatcom County LIO including the following tasks: 1) organize, support, administer, facilitate, and coordinate a Local Integrating Organization, 2) steward and implement the Puget Sound Action Agenda 2018-2022, 3) performance management, and 4) support communication, adaptive management, and synthesis of LIO Ecosystem Recovery Plans. Geneva Consulting Services was chosen for this contract through a competitive selection process using the annual Whatcom County Request for Qualifications (RFQ 19-01)