Description
The Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) seeks a qualified firm to serve as the administrator of the newly‑created Carmen‑Smith Mitigation Fund. The Administrator will act as trustee, manage and invest the fund, solicit and evaluate project proposals for aquatic‑habitat or water‑quality improvements in the McKenzie River Basin, negotiate grant agreements, monitor funded projects, and produce annual reports for the Funding Working Group and regulatory agencies. The contract is a personal‑services agreement with a maximum administrative fee of 20 % of each annual EWEB contribution, and it runs for approximately seven years.
• Manage a fund of roughly $1.3 M initial balance plus $215 k annual contributions (≈ $1.8 M total over the contract term).
• Conduct fund‑administration, grant‑agreement drafting, project selection coordination with the Funding Working Group, and annual reporting.
• Provide all services from the contractor’s own location, with periodic meetings at EWEB’s offices in Eugene, OR.
• Must demonstrate at least five years of experience managing ≥ $3 M average annual fund amounts related to aquatic‑habitat or water‑quality projects.
• Compensation limited to ≤ 20 % of each annual contribution (≈ $43 k per year), with any additional services to be separately contracted.