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throughout the Platte River basin, the Program activities will focus on the area along the Platte River from Lexington to Chapman, Nebraska. The first increment of the Program will be thirteen years. T'he cost for this increment is $317,330,000, of which $130,190,000 are non-cash contributions of land and water to be provided by the three states. During the first increment, the federal government and the three states will provide these cash and other resources for land, water, scientific monitoring and research, Executive Director services, and other activities needed to complete the Program as envisioned by the "Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Agreement." Interested parties may review that Agreement and its attachments (Program Document) by visiting the Governance Committee's web site (www.platteriver.org) or by making arrangements to review the materials by contacting West Inc. at (307) 634-1756. The Executive Director will serve at the pleasure of the ten-member Governance Committee. The Committee includes one representative each from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the State of Colorado, the State of Nebraska, and the Sta.te of Wyoming. Also on the Comnuttee are three water user representatives (one from each of the three geographic areas within the Platte River Basin) and two environmental organization representa.tives. The Chair of the Governance Committee will serve as the point contact for the Executive Director. The Executive Director's contract will be approved and administered by the Governance Committee. A financial management entity (FME) will assist the Governance Committee with the financial aspects of the contract. Interested parties should provide a letter of interest and Statement of Qualifications to Da1e Strickland, West Inc., 2003 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001, no later than January 15, 2007. T'he Statement of Qualifications should include, as a minimum: 1. A comprehensive resume of the person seeking the position of Executive Director. If the applicant is a firm, the candidate for Executive Director must be identified. 2. A specific discussion on the abilities of the appiicant to manage the Program. The applicant is not expected to have a11 of the required expertise listed above, but if the applicant has expertise that would assist in the management duties it should be provided. 3. A list of at least five (5) references from the applicant's most recent work experiences. The initial screening of the Statement of Qualifications by the Governance Committee will focus on selecting applicants that will be invited to respond in writing to specific questions provided by the Governance Committee and participate in interviews. Negotiations will be implemented with the individual that ranks first in the interview process. If a contract accepta.ble to the Govemance Committee and the selected applicant cannot be negotiated with the first ranked individual, the negotiation process may be re-initiated with the individual that ranked second in the interview process, and so on. The negotiations will not only address compensation but also the contractual relationship between the parties in acquiring staff, office space, and other requirements to unplement a functional office.