Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew the professional engineering services agreement with CHA Consulting, Inc. for the Hap Cremean Water Plant (HCWP) Lime and Soda Ash Dust Collection System Improvements Project, Capital Improvements Project No. 690545-100000, Division of Water Contract No. 2068.
The overall agreement will provide preliminary design, detailed design, and engineering services during construction for replacement of mechanical equipment, improvements to the controls, and modifications to the pneumatic piping for the lime and soda-ash offloading and storage systems at the HCWP.
Preliminary design services was provided under the Original Agreement.
Renewal #1 (current) will provide detailed design phase services for the recommended improvements from the Basis of Design Report.
Renewal #2 (future) will be requested to provide Engineering Services During Construction.
The improvements are directly related to the HCWP treatment process, which services multiple community planning areas (Planning Area - 99 Citywide).
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $247,500.00
Original Contract Amount: $131,300.00 (PO181410)
Renewal No. 1 (current): $247,500.00
Total (Orig. + Renewal 1): $378,800.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This contract was anticipated to be funded in phases as indicated in the original request for proposals and legislation under Ordinance No. 1373-2019. CHA Consultants, Inc. is familiar with the details of the project and has compiled a Basis of Design Report detailing their findings and recommendations. The process of selecting and contracting a new consultant team to review documents prepared by CHA Consultants, Inc. would delay the project and increase engineering and construction costs.
1.3. How cost of renewal was determined:
The scope of the construction project was determined based on the assessment of the existi...
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