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F-4. CONTRACT WITH URS CORPORATION FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MCMICKEN DAM REHABILITATION PROJECT Award Contract FCD 2011C030, McMicken Dam Rehabilitation Project, to URS Corporation for professional engineering services. The contract will be effective for 1,095 calendar days from the date of execution (with two one-year extensions) or the expenditure of $3,000,000.00, whichever comes first. The Flood Control District of Maricopa Country (District) and URS will mutually agree to a detailed scope of work for each work assignment. This is a qualifications-based selection in accordance with the Maricopa County Procurement Code, Article 5, Paragraph 504 and Article 5 Procurement Procedures Manual, Chapter II – Section 2. The McMicken Dam Project (Project) includes McMicken Dam, the McMicken Outlet Channel and the McMicken Outlet Wash. The District has determined that rehabilitation or replacement of the dam is required. The work may include, but is not limited to, design and post-design services for the rehabilitation of the Project to maintain or improve upon flood control benefits, correct the current deficiencies, and comply with State dam safety requirements. The design work will also include landscaping and aesthetics and identification of multi-use opportunities within the Project area where compatible with the safety and flood protection function of the project. The work is anticipated to involve investigations and engineering analysis. Individual work assignments will be scoped and negotiated under the contract. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisorial District 4. (C-69-12-074-5-00)

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F-1. CHANGE ORDER TO CONTRACT WITH URS CORPORATION FOR MCMICKEN DAM REHABILITATION PROJECT (ON-CALL) Approve Change Order No. 3 with URS Corporation (2011C030 in the amount of $2,000,000.00 for a revised total contract amount of $5,000,000.00. The purpose of this Change Order is to Approve Change Order (CO) No. 3 to the Flood Control District of Maricopa County (District) Contract FCD 2011C030 – On-Call McMicken Dam Rehabilitation Project with URS Corporation (URS) in the amount of $2,000,000.00 for a total revised contract value of $5,000,000.00 and a contract duration increase of 1095 days. Change Order No. 3 also renegotiates fees to some of the contracts Sub-Consultants, Exhibit B - Fee Schedule (attached), which supersedes all other Fee Schedules directly related to the individual Sub-Consultant. On June 12, 2012, the Board authorized award of Contract Number FCD 2011C030 (C-69-12-074-5-00) under a qualification-based procurement. To date, URS has developed the project designs to 30 percent. As such, URS is the only firm with sufficient project expertise to continue and complete the design. This requested action will increase the Contract Value from $3,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. This will allow additional funds to complete the design services of the McMicken Dam Rehabilitation Project (Phase I and II) as well as the McMicken Outlet Channel and Wash Phases which has changed from a levee design to an incised channel design with the opportunity for the sale of excess material to ADOT for their Loop 303 project. The project features in Phase I and II consist of constructing a new emergency spillway, principal outlet and ancillary facilities to provide protection from spillway discharges up to the 500-year storm. Approximately 200 acres of excess land will be available upon completion of Phase I and II construction. The McMicken Dam Project provides enhanced flood protection for properties located directly downstream, including significant portions of Surprise, El Mirage, Sun City West and Grand, Litchfield Park, Avondale, and unincorporated areas of Maricopa County. This change order also extends the contract period beyond the contractual period of 3 year to 6 years. The additional time is required because of complexities arising in the design and covers post-design and construction support services. A.R.S.34-605 specifies that a contract for professional services entered into as the result of a procurement under section 34-603, 34-604 or 34-606 shall have a term not exceeding five years after the date of contract award by the agent of the first contract under the procurement, except that the contract may continue in effect after the five year term for professional services on projects on which the rendering of professional services commences within the five year term. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisorial District 4. (C-69-15-026-5-00)