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F-1. CONTRACT WITH OLSSON ASSOCIATES FOR ON-CALL ENGINEERING SERVICES – DESIGN CONCEPT REPORT FOR THE EL RIO BUCKEYE LEVEES Approve Contract FCD 2016C012 with Olsson Associates for On-Call Engineering Services for the Design Concept Report for the El Rio Buckeye Levees (Project #126). The total contract cost is $650,000. Costs will be shared 50%/50% by the Flood Control District (District) and the City of Buckeye (City) in accordance with the project IGA FCD2016A013. The District completed the El Rio Watercourse Master Plan in 2006, which identified flooding hazards along the Gila River between the SR85 Bridge and the confluence with the Agua Fria River, and recommended solutions, including the Project, to mitigate those hazards. Conceptual plans for the Project include levee segments and vegetation management, subject to revision during the engineering process. This Agenda Item impacts Supervisor Districts 4 and 5. (C-69-17-003-5-00)