The following action was taken at the Board Meeting on August 12, 2008.

Burns & McDonnell Agreement

The Board approved an Amendment to the Burns & McDonnell Agreement for Engineering Services to perform additional design Phase Services for Projects MP-05252, MP-06008, and TD-07036. The estimated cost to perform these services is $65,057.00.

Change Order
The Board approved Change Order No. 3 for Projects MP-05322 and MP-05323, which decreases the contract amount by $23,993.08.

Donoho Appraisals, Inc.
The Board approved a three year contract extension for right-of-way acquisition services with a not-to-exceed fee of $725 per tract for appraisal services, $625 per tract for acquisitions services, $1,350 per tract for both appraisal and acquisition services and an hourly rate of $225.00 with Donoho Appraisals, Inc. The estimated contract extension amount based on an estimated number of 237 tracts is $319,950.

Award of Contracts
The Board awarded the contract Job Nos, AC-08025 – Replace Facility 2, Phase 1 High Service Discharge Meter & Valves, AC-08025 – Concrete Repair Work Facility 1, AC-08028 – Kansas Presedimentation Transformer Protection Wall, AC-08030 – Monticello Tank Overflow Modifications, and AC-08044 – Modify Walker Basins to MEGA Industries Corporation, the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $586,000.

Ridgway Pump Station
The Board awarded a contract for Job No. AC-08040, Ridgway Pump Station General Improvements, to Amino Brothers Company, Inc., the lowest, qualified, responsible and responsive bidder, in the amount of $36,160.00.

Emergency Water Sales Agreement
The Board authorized a Reciprocal Emergency Water Sales Agreement between the Board of Public Utilities of Kansas City, Kansas and WaterOne.