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F-3. COMPETITION IMPRACTICABLE CONTRACT TO J.E. FULLER HYDROLOGY & GEOMORPHOLOGY, INC FOR SONOQUI WASH WEST BRANCH PHASE IIIB (ON-CALL) POST DESIGN SERVICES In accordance with MCI-351 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code, authorize and approve the award of a Competition Impracticable Contract, FCD 2014C005 On-Call Post Design Services to J.E. Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc., to provide post-design consulting services for the construction of the Sonoqui Wash Channelization Phase IIIB (West Branch) Project. The Contract will be effective for 1,825 calendar days from the date of execution or the expenditure of $200,000.00, whichever comes first. The Sonoqui Wash Floodplain Delineation Study from Higley Road to Hunt Highway indicated that significant ponding and breakouts of flood flows occur along the wash. Results from the Queen Creek & Sonoqui Wash Hydraulic Master Plan for Queen Creek and Sonoqui Washes indicate that the most feasible solution to contain breakouts from Sonoqui Wash is to increase the cross section of the wash to contain the 100-year flood flows. Sonoqui Wash Channelization Phase I from Higley Road to Chandler Heights Road was completed in 2008. Phase IIA from Chandler Heights Road to Riggs Road (Main Branch) and along Riggs Road to Ellsworth Road (East Branch) was completed in 2012. Phase IIIA (Main Branch) from Riggs Road to Hunt Highway was completed in 2013. The final design of the Sonoqui Wash Channelization Phase IIIB (West Branch) Project from Riggs Road to Old Hunt Highway was completed under contract number FCD2009C011 with J.E. Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc. The proposed contract 2014C005 will provide engineering support services to update the construction documents for bidding and obtain permits and provide support services during construction of Phase IIIB. This procurement has been conducted in accordance with the Maricopa County Procurement Code section MCI-351, Competition Impracticable Procurement. As the engineer of record for the Sonoqui Wash Channelization Phase IIIB (West Branch) Project, J.E. Fuller Hydrology & Geomorphology, Inc. is the only firm with sufficient project expertise to provide post-design engineering support. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisorial District 1. (C-69-14-050-5-00)