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File #: 1134-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/21/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 5/19/2025 Final action: 5/22/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services contract with T&M Associates (NJ) (T&M Associates) for the General Engineering Services - Supply 2024A project and with Wade Trim, Inc. for the General Engineering Services - Supply 2024B project; to authorize an amendment to the 2024 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation between projects within the Water Bond Fund; and to authorize an expenditure of up to $900,000.00 from the Water Bond Fund. ($900,000.00)
Indexes: MBE Participation, WBE Participation
Attachments: 1. ORD 1134-2025 Schedule 2A-1 - T&M, 2. ORD 1134-2025 Schedule 2A-1 - Wade Trim, 3. ORD 1134-2025 Accounting Template.pdf, 4. ORD 1134-2025T & M SOS, 5. ORD 1134-2025 Wade Trim Associates SOS
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into professional services contract awards through the City’s Request for Proposal process with T&M Associates (NJ) (T&M Associates) for the General Engineering Services - Supply 2024A project, C.I.P. No. 691601-100100, and with Wade Trim, Inc., for the General Engineering Services - Supply 2024B project, C.I.P. No. 690601-100200, in an amount up to $450,000.00 each for the Division of Water.

These agreements will establish task order-based professional services to augment existing engineering personnel within the Division of Water on an as-authorized, as-needed basis in order to accomplish a wide range of work that may include but is not limited to planning/design/construction phase engineering services, surveying, property acquisition assistance, hazardous waste identification/remediation, materials testing, and other services required by the Division.

This ordinance will authorize a contract in the amount of $450,000.00 for each agreement for the estimated engineering needs of the Water Supply Group starting the second quarter of 2025 for approximately one year or until all funds are expended. Two additional future renewals to these engineering agreements are anticipated.

The Community Planning Area is “99-Citywide”

TIMELINE & FUTURE MODIFICATION(S):
General Engineering Services for the Water Supply Group will be provided under task order-based professional services agreements. These original agreements are anticipated to be executed in the second quarter of 2025 to provide funds for approximately one year or until all funds are expended. The expiration date of this agreement is approximately one year from the date of execution or until all funds are expended.

ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT:
The initial contracts are $450,000 each for a one-year period or until the funds are expended. Two future Contract Renewals of $450,000 for each agreement are anticipa...

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