Bexar Regional Watershed Management Partnership

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Bexar Regional Watershed Management Partnership

Pre-Proposal Meeting for Bexar County Program
Management of Flood Control Projects FY2007
FY2017 Monday, July 30, 2007, 130 pm
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AGENDA

• BRWM Background
• ILA C7 WIAC
• BRWM Goals
• BRWM Benefits
• Bexar County
• Potential Capital Improvement Projects
• Review Funding of Projects
• Bexar County Program Management Flood Control RFQ
• Questions

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Bexar Regional Watershed Management (BRWM)

• BRWM
• Inter-governmental partnership comprised of Bexar
  County, City of San Antonio, San Antonio River
  Authority (SARA) and 19 suburban cities
• Committee of Seven
• Two representatives per County, City and SARA and
  one from suburban cities
• Watershed Improvement Advisory Committee (WIAC)
• 15-member public committee appointed by County,
  City and SARA representing each Bexar County
  Watershed

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BRWM Goals

• Improve the quality of life for citizens by
  protecting life and property and providing for
  safe transportation during heavy rain and flood
  events by effectively allocating manpower and
  resources.
• Raise awareness of flood control and water
  quality projects and programs.
• Provide information and education about flooding,
  water quality issues and flood insurance.
• Utilize updated technology to improve flood
  analysis and warning.
• Address water quality issues collaboratively,
  rather than individually.

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BRWM Coverage Area
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BRWM Benefits

• Planning Documents
• Address Regional Flooding
• Develop a Watershed Master Plan
• Create Annual Editions of the Five Year Capital
  Improvement Plans
• Update Annual Capital Improvement Plan
• Data
• Technical Computer Models
• Strategic Financial Models
• Network Databases

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www.BexarFloodFacts.org

• BRWM web site
• Identify which watershed you reside in
• Floodplain maps
• Potential CIP information
• FAQs
• dFIRM information
• NFIP information
• Other flood related issues and links
• Web site will be regularly updated

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Capital Improvement Projects
Leon Creek Watershed IH-10 near Camp Bullis and
La Cantera Rd.
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Bexar CountyInfrastructure Services Flood
Control
Proposed 2007 Flood Control Projects
BRWM
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Capital Project Prioritization

• To support the regional approach, BRWM partners
  used a common set of factors to evaluate and rank
  capital improvement projects
• Proposed regional projects are reviewed and
  prioritized by watershed to develop annual and 10
  year CIP lists
• Local projects remain the responsibility of each
  local entity
• Projects are chosen from the CIP lists for
  consideration for funding
• County is reviewing list for a potential Capital
  Improvement Program (CIP)

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Bexar County Countywide Flood Control Projects

• Projects recommended by the Countywide Citizens
  Watershed Improvement Advisory Committee (WIAC)
• 56 projects at an estimated 572 Million
• Reviewed funding options for Countywide Flood
  Control Projects
• Bexar County Executive Director/Budget Officer
  David Smith

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Bexar County Funding

• Certificates of Obligation (C of O)
• New financing tool available C of O
• Bexar County was the first County in Texas to use
  this financing tool
• 10 year Capital Improvement Program with several
  3 year rolling plans
• Inflation in project costs of 6 per year

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Bexar County Funding

• Certificates of Obligation provides for
• Flexible project scope and schedule
• Allows Bexar County to respond to changing needs
  and/or emergency needs
• Approx. 40 - 50 Million/yr in capital
  improvement projects
• No increase to overall Bexar County tax rate

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Bexar County RFQ
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Questions
1) Question Can the Program Manager or any of
its sub-consultants submit for design
projects? Answer No. The Program Manager or
any of its sub-consultants are not eligible for
design projects under the Flood Control Program.
2) Question Will the Program Manager be
contracted to do the geotechnical and
environmental work? Answer The responsibility
of the design consultant will require the firm to
be fully accountable for project design.
Therefore, the design consultant will be asked to
provide (sub)-consultants for geotechnical and
environmental services. At times, for planning
functions, as outlined in Section 1.4.4 of the
RFQ and as necessitated by the project, the
Program Manager will asked to assist with
contracting for preliminary geotechnical and
environmental services to establish a scope of
work, design, and construction plan.
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Questions
3) Question When will we know what firm has been
selected for Program Manager? Answer Staff
review and recommendation - Late Aug. to Early
Sept. Short list and interviews - Mid to Late
Sept. Selection - Late Sept. to Early Oct.
4) Question When will the RFQs for design
services be posted? Answer The design services
RFQs will be posted subsequent to the selection
of the Program Manager. (Late Sept. to Early Oct.)
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Bexar CountyInfrastructure Services Flood
Control
Proposed 2007 Flood Control Projects
BRWM