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Discuss and consider action to approve a professional services agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc. in the amount of $1,947,512 for professional engineering services associated with the Water Treatment Plant Facility Expansion Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
This item is a follow-up City Council request from the October 27, 2020 meeting after selection of Ardurra Group, Inc. for professional engineering services associated with the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Facility Expansion project. Staff requests approval of the professional services agreement (PSA) which includes planning/preliminary design and a 30% design for the expansion of the existing WTP to a capacity of 30 MGD.
The adopted 2020 Water Master Plan (WMP) recommended the City proceed with improvements associated with the WTP facility to address current and future needs. City staff has requested Ardurra to include Projects No. 2 and No. 9, with the intent of both projects to 1) provide a service growth area in the southeast portion of the Water CCN and 2) provide additional production capacity to serve future growth. Project No. 2 is the 6.0 MGD 800-foot Pressure Zone Pump Station, as Project No. 9 is the WTP High Service Pump Station, Lake Pump Station Expansion to 30 MGD.
The projects combined will allow for expansion of existing WTP to 30 MGD including expansion of the City’s Lake Pump Station and High Service Pump Station (HSPS) to reach the 30 MGD target, as well as develop an 800-foot pressure plan. The 800-foot pressure plane will be served by the HSPS.
The expansion is to address deficiencies and improvements required by the WTP facility to meet and maintain regulatory compliance, safety, technology improvements, process innovations and aging infrastructure to meet current and future water demands.
Ardurra Group, Inc. has been selected by the City for engineering services associated with the WTP 30.0 MGD Expansion project and 6.0 MGD 800-foot Pre...
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