Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into an agreement with Arcadis US, Inc., for professional engineering services for the Hap Cremean (HCWP) and Dublin Road (DRWP) Water Plants Standby Power Projects, in an amount up to $260,083.00, under Division of Water Contract No’s. 2074 and 2075.
This project will provide standby power generators at the Hap Cremean Water Plant and the Dublin Road Water Plant that will allow the plants to continue to operate during a utility power outage, thereby improving the reliability of the water supply system. This Ordinance will establish funding for Phase I, Professional Engineering Services for Preliminary Design, in an amount up to $260,083.00.
Preliminary Design includes the following tasks: investigations and evaluations of existing facilities; review and evaluation of master plan recommendations; evaluation and selection of system sizing and design criteria; review of construction documents and records; review of Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements including building codes; an evaluation of the available types of standby power units; an evaluation of locations for the standby power station and generators at each plant; surveying and geotechnical investigations for plan development; preparing a preliminary design and sketches for the facilities; evaluating scheduling of construction work; preparing Statements of Probable Construction Costs; presenting the results of the total preliminary investigation and evaluation as a bound Detailed Design Memorandum (DDM) or a Preliminary Design Report (PDR) containing descriptions, drawings, photographs as appropriate, and suppliers' data; and holding regular review meetings to present findings at various stages of Preliminary Design.
2. ECONOMIC IMPACT/ADVANTAGES; COMMUNITY OUTREACH; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS/ADVANTAGES OF PROJECT: This project will provide the residents of the City of Colu...
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