FLOOD03190

• County: Morgan
• Community: Weldona
• Basin: South Platte
• Title: Flood Mitigation Project - Schaefer Draw/South Platte Basin
• Date: 8/1/1996
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Flood Mitigation/Flood Warning/Watershed Restoration

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February 22, 2000

Commissioner Mark A Arndt, Chairman
Morgan County Board of County Commissioners
231 Ensign
P.O. Box 59
Fort Morgan, Colorado 80701

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VIA: Facsimile & U. S. Postal Service

WRC File: 2032/11

Dear Commissioner Arndt:

We are in receipt of your letter of February 15,2000, informing us of the County's action to terminate the contract
between Morgan County and WRC Engineering, Inc. (WRC) dated February 2, 1999. Needless to say, we were surprised
with your action, especially when we have gone overboard in trying to address the County's concerns at a substantial
additional cost to WRC.

We respectively disagree with your assessment and conclusions related to WRC's performance as stated in your
referenced letter. We believe we have complied with the provisions of the contract For your information, we would like to
provide the following that impacted the project schedule and coordination with the Colorado Department of Transportation
(COOT).

I. WRC attended 8 meetings at the request of project sponsors as compared to the contract requirements of a total of
5 meetings (start-np meeting plus 4 meetings), in order to resolve a variety of issues related to the project

2. The County was unable to provide the boundary surveys for the project, which led to securing the required survey
from Bob Bell of High Country Surveying. WRC received fmallocation boundary lines for property ownership and
highway right-of-way on October 19, 1999. Two days later, fmal signed and sealed plans were sentto the County.

3. A change in design was requested by the County on July 21,1999, which incurred additional cost to WRC for which
we did not bill the County.

4. The contract provides the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) shall act as the technical project manager
and project coordinator.

5. WRC submitted to project sponsors the following:
A On July 2, 1999, WRC submitted 5 sets of draft version of the construction drawings to the County for review
and distribution. Written comments were received ouly from CWCB and were incorporated in the fmal
construction drawings. Verbal comments from the County were received at the July 21"meeting which
necessitated major alignment changes.
B. On October 6, 1999, a set of specifications was provided to Morgan County, during the meeting with the County
Attorney at WRC's offices.

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