Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with Burgess & Niple, Inc. for professional engineering services for the Southerly WWTP Capacity Evaluation and Expansion/Optimization Study project, CIP #650380-100002, in an amount up to $6,278,771.00.
This contract is needed due to anticipated growth in the service area to maintain effluent quality in water in accordance with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency requirements. An optimization approach of the project will attempt to re-rate the Southerly Waste Water Treatment Plant to handle the additional growth through leveraging new technologies while avoiding costly additional tankage construction. This project will also provide guidance to the Department’s Capital Improvement Plan to accommodate growth in the City Facility Planning Area (FPA) through 2050.
The project scope consists of twelve distinct technical memoranda and a final report. The technical memoranda are: Existing Plant Data Study and Loading Basis of Design; Process Optimization Study; Plant Hydraulics Study; Large Conduit Condition Assessment; Secondary Treatment Alternatives Analysis and Basis of Design; Secondary Clarifier Needs Evaluation; Electrical Coordination and Expansion Plan; Contract Consolidation and Implementation Schedule Development; Economic Impact Analysis; Mayor's Climate Action Plan Coordination Memorandum; Facility Staffing Impacts Study; and Permitting and Authorities Having Jurisdiction.
It is expected several capital improvement projects will be needed to implement the improvements identified in this study.
Community Planning Area: 99 - Citywide
TIMELINE: The contract is planned for a 2 year and four month duration. Existing conditions, large conduit condition assessment, and model development will be completed in the first year. Modeling and alternatives will be developed in the second year. The project is expected to be complete in August,...
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