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File #: 2336-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 8/26/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 9/15/2025 Final action: 9/17/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Public Utilities to enter into a professional construction management services contract with Ascension Construction Solutions, LLC, for the Waste Water Treatment Facilities Professional Construction Management Services #4 Project and the General Architectural and Mechanical Services - Contract 1; to authorize an amendment to the 2025 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize a transfer of cash and appropriation within the Sanitary Bond Fund; to authorize an expenditure up to $1,000,000.00 from the Sanitary Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,000,000.00)
Indexes: MBE Participation
Attachments: 1. ORD 2336-2025 Utilization 650261-104000, 2. ORD 2336-2025 Utilization 650235-101000, 3. Business_Details (34), 4. ORD 2336-2025 Accounting Template
Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional construction management services contract awarded through the City’s Request for Proposal process with Ascension Construction Solutions, LLC, for the WWTFs Professional Construction Management Services #4 Project, and the General Architectural and Mechanical Services - Contract 1, CIP #650261-104000, and the General Architectural and Mechanical Services - Contract 1, CIP 650235-101000, in an amount up to $1,000,000.00.

The contract provides construction administration and management services including construction inspection, coordination, reporting, budgeting, scheduling, document tracking, and related tasks associated with a multi-project program. This agreement provides scope and funding for the following programs:
Small Capital Projects Program, Project Series: 650261-100400, multiple contracts from the ongoing program.
General Architectural and Mechanical Services - Contract 1: 650235-101000, multiple contracts from the ongoing program.
Additional construction contracts to be added by contract modification as needed.
The community area is “99 - City-Wide”.

TIMELINE & FUTURE MODIFICATION(S):
This contract has a four-year work assignment window which will commence in 2025 and will end upon close-out of any projects that are assigned through the duration of the assignment window. Contract length is dictated by duration of construction projects assigned to this contract and will extend beyond the four-year work assignment window.

ESTIMATED COST OF PROJECT:
The proposed award amount is $1,000,000, including a 10% contingency amount that will be utilized to fund needed and approved changes in the work. There are multiple anticipated modifications at this time. The contract modifications will be required for proposal requests for future large capital improvement projects.

Cost summary:

Original Contract (current) $1,000,00...

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