Firm is hired for flood plain map study

Contract is for 'new, and hopefully improved, Letter of Map Revision'

scottw@standard-democrat.com

SIKESTON -- The city of Sikeston will contract a firm to get a more detailed flood plain map for the northern watershed to submit to FEMA.

The Sikeston City Council approved entering a contract with Allgeier, Martin and Associates of Rolla not to exceed $95,300 Thursday evening during a "community outreach" joint meeting with the city's Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments at the Clinton Building.

The Council followed the recommendation from Jay Lancaster, public works director, to waive the city's usual purchasing policy and select Allgeier, Martin and Associates "because of their previous knowledge and involvement" in the city's flood plain mapping issues.

Lancaster noted the firm was previously contracted by the city "to evaluate some of the work" done by Amec, the company hired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to update flood plain maps for this area and then by the city for a more detailed map, and for "some follow up analysis" of Amec's results.

The contract approved Thursday is for "a new, and hopefully improved, Letter of Map Revision," Lancaster said.

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