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000212 Department of Natural Resources ..--- Colorado Water Conservation Board ---.. Division of Water Resources CRDSS Update Colorado River Decision Support System Development Ncws January 3 t, 1996 · With planning oriented database (tabular and maps) population nearing a conclusion, the current development emphasis is shifting to database documentation and enhancement of Internet based database access. The ability to generate a stream alpha water right report has been implemented. · Calibration is continuing on the San Juanmolores River Basins water resource planning mOlle!. Initial generation of model input files is being conducted for the Colorado River Basin. The Yampa, White and Gunnison River Basin models are operational and are being documented. · Further links between the water resource planning models and consumptive use model will allow better consideration of water supply limitations in basin crop consumptive use estimates. · Work continues on enhancing the interfaces with improved scenario handling and initiation of development on WRPM features for output comparisons and addition of modeled structures. · Scoping for the 3rd development year of CRDSS continues with a State decision to seek a new primary team member who will work with the present team and provide water rights expertise for the development of the water rights administration tools and provide a non-development environment to exercise and enhance the water resource planning models. See the notice below. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.. Request for Statements of Qualilieations The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is seeking Statements of Qualifications (SOQ's) from interested Iinn(s) with the experience and expertise to help develop computerized water rights administration tools and enhance water resource planning models during the third year of development of the Colorado River Decision Support Systcm (CRDSS). The selected Iinn(s), under contract to the State, would bc responsible for development of the water rights administration tools li,r the Colorado River Basin and the water resource planning model enhancements. In these activities, the selected firm would work with the existing CRDSS Consulting Team which would be under a separate contract to the state. Software development during the third development year would be the responsibility of the existing CRDSS Consulting Team. Statements of qualifications are being solicited from individual consultants or teams of consultants witb both water rights and water resource modeling experience. Firms interested in being considered should submit an SOQ indicating experience in I) water rights engineering, especially development of water administrative tools and accounting forms, 2) deveioping and applying river basin simulation models in which demands arc superimposed on historic hydrology. and 3) coordinating activities and communication between consultants and suhconsultants involved in a complex project. If a team or several fillns or individuals is assembled for submittal of an SOQ, the SOQ should clearly define the capability and proposed responsibilities of the firms and individuals involved with the team. The State is interested in obtaining signilicant (75 % or greater) personal commitments of time by individuals to this project. The SOQ should identify the individuals and their related experience proposed to be committed to this project. Please include any potential conflicts of interest you may have concerning work with other Colorado River Basin states or water users. The SOQ submittal should be limiled to IS pages (excluding a single page transmittal letter). Six copies of the SOQ should be addressed to Mr. Ross Bethel. and received at the CWCS oflice, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 721, Denver, Colorado 80203, no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 28, 1996. An informational meeting on the project background, the consultant selection process. required capabilities of the water resource/waler rights consultanl and activities the consultant would be expecled to perform is planned for February 12, 1996, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. in Room 318 at 1313 Sherman Street, Denver. Questions before or afler that meeting can he addressed to Ross Bethel at 866-3441. ext. 308.