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Approving the selection of CP&Y, Inc. to provide owner representative services associated with the Secondary Colorado River Raw Water Line Project, and authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $1,430,440.
Summary
Based on the findings of a Preliminary Engineering Report that was completed and presented to City Council by Garver 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 project comprises 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. The project estimate from the Preliminary Engineering Report estimates the total cost of the project at $86M.
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 constructability, manage material procurement and assist in overseeing the bidding process. The CMAR method will allow the City to build the pipeline on the aggressive schedule. There will be separate contracts for the Engineer and Contractor and a guaranteed maximum price will be set at either 60 or 90% design phase. This is the first time that Pflugerville has used CMAR to procure a project.
Given the challenging schedule, the use of the CMAR delivery method and the significance of the water demand and need for additional water...
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