Explanation
BACKGROUND: The lime softening sludge lagoons at the Hap Cremean Water Plant are necessary to provide storage for emergency situations, such as loss of pumping capabilities, and to allow for maintenance of basins and pumping equipment . All three (3) lagoons are currently filled to capacity. Consequently, the integrity of the embankments around the lagoons has been compromised. This contract provides professional engineering services for geotechnical evaluation of the embankments, and for the design and preparation of contract documents for the physical removal of the sludge and improvements to the embankments.
A total of six (6) proposals were received July 12, 2002 in response to the advertised Request for Proposals (RFP). None of the responses were from MBE/FBE firms. A five (5) member evaluation committee evaluated the proposals and ranked the offerors based upon the evaluation criteria specified in the RFP: qualifications of staff, specialized experience, project approach and schedule, professional qualifications, past performance, meeting schedules and budgets, and location of staff. ms consultants, inc. was ranked as the most responsive.
EMERGENCY: Emergency legislation is being requested to take advantage of little vegetation obstructing the aerial photography.
FISCAL IMPACT: This project is included in the 2002 CIB and $300,000.00 is budgeted.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 34-6546916
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To authorize the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a contract with ms consultants, inc. for the Hap Cremean Water Plant Lagoons Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Sludge Removal, for the Division of Water, to authorize the expenditure of $387,743.74 from the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, to amend the 2002 C.I.B., to authorize the City Auditor to transfer funds within the Waterworks Enlargement Voted 1991 Bonds Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($387,743.74)
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WHEREAS, it is necessary to authorize the D...
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