The Denver City Council approved a $2.5 million on-call professional services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. The contract has an initial term of three years, with a city option to extend for two additional years. Freese and Nichols will provide planning, design, engineering, and related consulting services for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure's (DOTI) capital projects on an as-needed basis. This specific agreement falls under Category 14, which covers stormwater and open channel planning and design, including tasks like storm master planning, water quality design, hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, project management, and construction support.