Legislation Details

File #: TMP -1982    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 2/26/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/11/2026 Final action: 3/17/2026
Title: Department of Public Works: An Ordinance Authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Master Services Agreement with Arcadis of New York, Inc. for Uninterrupted Consent Order Compliance Services
Sponsors: LPW
Attachments: 1. Arcadis Uninterrupted Consent Order Compliance
Board of Estimate and Contract:

RESOLVED, that an Ordinance adopted by the City Council on March 11, 2026, and signed by the Mayor on March 12, 2026, authorizing the Mayor to Enter into a Master Services Agreement with Arcadis of New York, Inc. for Uninterrupted Consent Order Compliance Services - (the City entered into an Engineering Agreement with Arcadis of New York, Inc. on December 21, 2021, which has been extended by amendments and is scheduled to expire on March 15, 2026 and the term of the Master Services Agreement shall commence upon execution and shall terminate on December 31, 2026, unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms thereof. The proposed Master Services Agreement will provide for Task Order No. 1 in the amount of Three Hundred Fifteen Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($315,800), with a completion date of June 30, 2026); and the same is hereby approved.

City Council:

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A MASTER SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH ARCADIS OF NEW YORK,
INC. FOR UNINTERRUPTED CONSENT ORDER
COMPLIANCE SERVICES

Whereas, in correspondence dated February 27, 2026, the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Works formally requested authorization for the Mayor to execute a Master Services Agreement with Arcadis of New York, Inc. for continued engineering, technical, and advisory services to support uninterrupted compliance with the federal Consent Decree and related regulatory obligations, and to facilitate an orderly transition of services to Woodard & Curran; and

Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon (the "City") is presently engaged in critical Infrastructure Corrective and Preventative Maintenance initiatives, particularly with respect to its Stormwater and Wastewater Programs; and
Whereas, the City is subject to a federal Consent Decree in the matter of United States of America, et al. v. City of Mount Vernon, Case No. 7:18-cv-05845-CS, entered in the United States Di...

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