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Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. in the amount of $7,309,766.00 for professional engineering services associated with the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
Based on the findings of the Preliminary Engineering Report that was completed and presented to City Council in December 2021, the City is proceeding with design and bid phase services for the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project that will transport water from the Colorado River to Lake Pflugerville, parallel to the CIty's existing raw water line, to provide additional water supply to support the future of Pflugerville. This agreement provides for design and bid phase services for approximately 15 miles of 42-inch water pipeline and improvements to the Colorado River Intake Pump Station to allow for increase transfer in water supply from the Lower Colorado River Authority from 12,000 acre-feet per year to 24,000 acre-feet per year. Construction phase services will be contracted at a later date. The project estimate from the Preliminary Engineering Report estimates the total cost of the project at $86M.
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was released on December 8, 2021. In accordance with the directions in the RFQ, firms submitted Statements of Qualifications (SOQ) on January 5, 2022. The City received four SOQs that were reviewed, scored and ranked by a scoring committee. Based on the recommendations of the committee, Freese and Nichols, Inc. was selected as the most qualified firm to complete the work for the Project.
Based on population and water demand projections, this project needs to be built and operational by 2025. Based on this aggressive schedule, the City is planning to deliver the project using a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) method which allows the City to bring the contractor in early during the design process and allows them to provide feedback on con...
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