HomeMy WebLinkAbout16- Gallatin Local Water Quality District FY17 Urban Waterway Stream GagesMEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
Between
CITY OF BOZEMAN
And
GALLATIN LOCAL WATER QUALITY DISTRICT
For
FY2017 Urban Waterway Stream Gages
This Memorandum of Agreement (this 'Agreement') made this 11 day of 6 , 2016,
between the CITY OF BOZEMAN, a municipal corporation of the State of Montana (COB) and
the GALLATIN LOCAL WATER QUALITY DISTRICT (GLWQD), describes the duties, agreements
and obligations of the COB and GLWQD in connection with operations, maintenance, and data
collections for urban waterway stream gages.
Article 1— Roles and Responsibilities
A) GLWQD agrees to install, operate, and maintain five separate, and concurrent, urban
waterway stream flow gages to collect continuous stream flow data for Bozeman Creek,
Mathew Bird Creek, and Story Ditch at locations mutually established by the parties.
Equipment will be deployed for the summer and fall 2016 and re -deployed for spring
2017.
B) COB agrees to supply its 3 data sondes to GLWQD for deployment as stream flow gages.
GLWQD agrees to supply two TruTrack measuring devices.
C) COB agrees to pay for materials and supplies costs necessary to deploy the gaging
equipment as well as professional services costs for pre/post deployment QA/QC for the
data sondes.
D) GLWQD agrees to collect water grab samples from the streams during its periodic visits
to the gage sites to collect stream discharge measurements for stage -discharge rating
curves. The grab samples will be delivered to COB and undergo testing for TSS, e. coli,
TN and TP.
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E) GLWQD agrees to deliver all data collected to the COB including stage/discharge rating
curves developed for the stream gage sites.
Article 2 — Payment Schedule
A) The COB will pay GLWQD upon submittal of invoices for professional services to install,
operate, maintain, and process and deliver data collections at the following costs which
are not to exceed a total cost of $7,838.
1) $1,866 for each of the three data sonde sites for a total cost of $5,598.
2) $1,120 for each of the two TruTrack sites for a total cost of $2,240.
Article 3 — Duration of the Agreement
A) The term of this agreement shall expire on June 30, 2017 unless separately extended or
amended as agreed by the parties hereto.
Article 4 — Independent Contractor
The parties agree that GLWQD is an independent contractor for purposes of this
Agreement and is not to be considered an employee of the COB for any purpose. Neither
GLWQD or any of its employees, officials, or agents, are subject to the terms and provisions of
the COB's personnel policies handbook and may not be considered a COB employee for
workers' compensation or any other purpose. GLWQD is not authorized to represent the COB
or otherwise bind the COB in any dealings between GLWQD and any third parties.
Article 5 — Non -Discrimination
GLWQD will not refuse employment to a person, bar a person from employment, or
discriminate against a person in compensation or in a term, condition, or privilege of
employment because of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status,
national origin, actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental
disability.
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Article 6 — Execution
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
authorized representatives, on the day and year first written above.
CITY OF BOZEMAN
(Signature)
City Manager
(Title)
Chris Kukulski
(Printed Name)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
GREG SULLIVAN, CITY ATTORNEY
TIN,10CAL WATER QUALITY DISTRICT
(Title)
Kathy Gallagher
(Printed Name)
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