WSP01440

• File Number: 8449.850
• Description: Miscellaneous Small Projects and Project Studies - MWSI
• State: CO
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 8/31/1993
• Author: CWCB
• Title: Request for Proposal - MWSI
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Colorado Department of Natural Resources

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
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Office of the State Engineer

Metropolitan Water Supply Investigation

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

August 31, 1993

INTRODUCTION

Purnose - The purpose of this request is to solicit proposals from a Management Consultant
(Contractor) to manage the investigation of, and investigate, several water supply alternatives that
may enhance the Front Range municipal and industrial water supplies in efficient, practical and
environmentally sound ways, The proposed study of the alternatives is known as the Metropolitan
Water Supply Investigation (MWSI). This Request for Proposal (RFP) outlines the project
management, project goals and objectives, expected content of the proposals, and the evaluation and
selection process.

Proposal Due Date - Ten (10) copies of the proposal are due at the offices of the Colorado Water
Conservation Board by no later than 3:00 p.m., September 17, 1993.

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Proiect Soonsors - This project is a cooperative effort between the Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB), the Office of the State Engineer (OSE),
water users, and other interests.

Backl!round - The need for water supply planning and management for the Colorado Front Range
has been increased by the veto of the Two Forks Project by the Environmental Protection Agency,
the increasingly stringent requirements of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, and by the existence
of continued growth throughout the Front Range. In order to address water problems in a more
constructive manner, the Governor, the Department of Natural Resources, the Colorado Water
Conservation Board, and the State Engineer sponsored a statewide water convention on Front Range
water issues and on the transfer of water from one area of the state to another on January 4 and 5,
1993, Many participants at the convention and Colorado citizens indicated (1) a priority for
enhanced cooperation in pursuing front range water supplies, and (2) the need for the State of
Colorado to provide a forum for the discussion and resolution of these issues, providing data and
information, and opportunities to explore mutually beneficial arrangements between agricultural and
municipal water users, Consequently the Executive Director of the Department of Natural Resources
requested that the Colorado Water Conservation Board pursue an investigation of the opportunities
for achieving the optimization of the development, management, and use of water supplies available
to the Front Range from existing and future sources of supply, including cooperative water
management and system integration agreements among the Denver Water Board, Northern Colorado

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