Water system privatization - FWW (100) (Orlando Utilities Commission)

Beryl Lipton filed this request with the Orlando Utilities Commission of Orlando, FL.
Tracking #

19-3906

Multi Request Water system privatization - FWW (100)
Status
Rejected

Communications

From: Beryl Lipton

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

Materials related to agreements and proposals, solicited and unsolicited, for the ownership, operation and/or management responsibilities of the water system, the sewer system, a water treatment plant, and/or wastewater treatment (or any portions thereof), including (but not limited to) those materials referencing the entities listed below.

Please include as responsive the following records:
1. Agreements: Any contracts, services agreements, memorandums of understanding, or like agreements related to the ownership, operation and/or management responsibilities of the water system, the sewer system, a water treatment plant, and/or wastewater treatment (or any portions thereof);

2. Procurement: Any request for qualifications, request for proposals, or other bids (both solicited and unsolicited) for the ownership, operation and/or management of the water system, the sewer system, a water treatment plant, or a wastewater treatment; and

3. Communications: For the period between January 1, 2018 and May 1, 2019, any communication (including postal mail, emails, memoranda, meeting agenda or minutes, presentations, and text messages) between representatives of each utility (including the directors of the utility, general managers, the purchasing director, and any other applicable utility representatives) and representatives from water companies or other private water system operators, including:
a. Suez (domain: suez-na.com), including “Jim.Perron@suez-na.com”
b. Veolia
c. American Water or a state affiliate, subsidiary, or representative
d. Aqua America or a state affiliate, subsidiary, or representative

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

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Orlando

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-3906:

Thank you for contacting the City of Orlando.  We have received your request, however, we receive hundreds of requests each week.  We will process your request in the order it was received.  Once we begin to process your request we will notify you if the request will take more than 30 minutes.

 

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-3906:

Beryl,

 

This request is very broad, can you please be more specific as to what you're seeking. 

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From: Orlando Utilities Commission

Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #19-3906:

Beryl,

This request is very broad, can you please be more specific as to what you're seeking.

From: Orlando Utilities Commission

Orlando

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Record request #19-3906 has been closed.

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From: Gabrielle Rosenthal

Hello,

Thank you for your response. I hope this helps to provide more specifics regarding our request.

1) We are looking for any contracts related to the sale or outsourcing of the operation or management of any treatment plant and/or the distribution or collection system. The public-private partnership deals may be referred to as "operation and maintenance" agreements, "management services" agreements, or contracts for the "operation, maintenance and management" of the system. They are considered "professional services" contracts. We also seek any "asset sale" or "system sale" agreements.

We seek any arrangements that are currently in effect. If not possible to search by "active" contracts, then we seek arrangements from January 1, 2009 to May 1, 2019.

2) We seek all active solicitations and unsolicited bids for contracts as described in part 1: "operation and maintenance" agreements, "management services" agreements, contracts for the "operation, maintenance and management" of the system, or "sale of the utility”.

3) For the communications, we are primarily interested in communication involving "American Water"; “Florida Water”; "Aqua America"; "Aqua Florida"; "Suez" and "Veolia". Domains: suez-na.com, @veolia.com, @amwater.com, @aquaamerica.com

Please let me know if any further clarification is needed.

Best,
Gabrielle Rosenthal

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