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EXHIBIT A <br /> SCOPE OF WORK <br /> Meet with Washington Department of Ecology(Ecology) <br /> Coordinate with City staff to prepare for and attend meetings with Ecology regarding the NPDES <br /> permit renewal. Meetings will be to review the draft permit application and to discuss Ecology's <br /> response to the permit application and options to move the permit forward. Submit meeting notes <br /> to City. <br /> Meet with the City. <br /> Have meetings with the City o review the draft permit application and before and after each meeting <br /> with Ecology. Meetings are expected to be online/virtual and may be hosted by either the City or <br /> HDR. <br /> Provide Comment Letter on draft Permit and Fact sheet. <br /> Support the City's review of a pre-public notice courtesy copy of Ecology's draft NPDES <br /> permit,prior to public notice of the formal Draft Permit,with technical analysis of Ecology's <br /> approach. Once Ecology put the permit out for public comment,provide a draft comment letter <br /> on the permit and fact sheet for the City's review. <br /> Nitrogen Optimization and Management Concept Planning. <br /> Ecology's focus on Puget Sound Nitrogen management will result in new planning requirements <br /> being included in either individual NPDES permit renewals, or the new Nitrogen General Permit, <br /> or both. The requirements will include near-term Optimization Planning and longer-term Nitrogen <br /> Removal Planning. The specifics of these permit requirements are evolving with Ecology. It is <br /> important to note that these will be planning requirements, and not implementation requirements. <br /> The City will be required to develop plans and submit them for review to Ecology. <br /> Implementation of changes will be based on many factors, including the limited availability of <br /> options for the City to reduce nitrogen in the existing treatment process, as well as many other <br /> factors that the City must consider in balancing all of the investments required to comply will all <br /> regulatory and performance requirements,maintain City assets, and provide for affordable Compliance <br /> Schedules.The purpose of this task is to assist the City in conceptualizing plans that will satisfy Ecology's <br /> requirements,but also provide the City with avenues to practical,technically feasible, and affordable <br /> approaches that can be implemented over time in ways that address the City's priorities. This information <br /> will be used to support the City's dialog with Ecology on current and future discharge permitting. <br /> Assumptions <br /> • The City will provide email notice to proceed to HDR for work identified under this contract. <br /> • Budget for this contract is on a time and materials(T&M)basis and not-to-exceed total <br /> contract authorization. <br /> • Billing rates shall be applied based on actual direct labor costs times a factor of 3.20 plus any <br /> reimbursable expenses at cost. <br /> • HDR has a reasonable right to rely on any information or data provided from the City for use <br /> under this agreement. <br /> • All other items are covered under the contract terms and conditions. <br /> Page 13 <br /> HDR 2019 <br />