Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify (Mod #2) the professional engineering services agreement Chester Engineers, Inc. for the General Engineering Consultant agreement. General Engineering Consultant (GEC) Services are necessary to provide technical and engineering assistance to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU). Initial services are for Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) facilities. Additional DPU facilities may be added in the future.
Services performed include design for improvements to the Jackson Pike Wastewater Treatment Plant (JPWWTP) Security Gates and Camera System, a Wastewater Treatment Facilities Roof Survey, JPWWTP B-Plant Final Clarifier Influent Distribution Channel, JPWWTP B-Plant Final Clarifier Baffle Modification, JPWWTP ACA/ACB Heating System design, and Compost Facility Pad 2 Concrete Apron. The GEC is beginning design for SWWTP Building Heating Improvements, JPWWTP Maintenance Building Electrical Power Feed Expansion, and SWWTP Asbestos Survey Update. Planned future design work design includes electrical grounding systems improvements and lighting efficiency improvements at the wastewater treatment facilities.
The GEC services may include the following tasks for small projects: investigations, inspections and evaluations of existing conditions, surveying, preparation of engineering or architectural drawings and specifications, review of contractors’ submittals including shop drawings, maintenance and operation (M&O) manuals, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). The GEC services may also include assistance with new equipment or systems start-up and commissioning, instrumentation & control (I&C) work such as Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) programming, uploading documents onto the City’s Project Management Information System (PMIS), computerized maintenance software, preparation of record plan drawings for small projects, technica...
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