Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to renew (R#2) an existing engineering agreement with CDM Smith Inc. for professional engineering services for the Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWTFS) Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Integration and Programming, Part 2 Project, 650348-100004. This project will provide needed upgrades to the existing Plant Wide Process Control System (PWPCS) at each DOSD facility. It will provide integration for the newly constructed CIP's into the existing PWPCS at the DOSD Facilities. New projects must be integrated into the PWPCS to best maintain the operational performance of the treatment facilities. This project also assists City staff in maintaining and upgrading the PWPCS at Southerly, Jackson Pike and SMOC. Future renewals are anticipated.
Planning Area: 99 Citywide
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $500,000.00
Cost summary:
Original Contract $500,000.00
Renewal 1 $500,000.00
Renewal 2 $500,000.00
Current Total $1,500,000.00
1.2 Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
This was planned contract modification/renewal. It extends the time and adds funding to perform additional task ordered work.
1.3 Reasons other procurement processes are not used:
This work was originally planned as a 4-year effort funded by annual renewals because it includes tasks which stretch across several funding years, and because the nature of the work requires the firm to develop a deep and detailed understanding of our plants and how we operate them. Bidding out this work would risk funding this substantial startup effort again, and would require the multi-year work to start again at the beginning.
1.4 How cost of modification was determined:
The cost proposal was provided by CDM Smith, Inc., reviewed by the Division of Sewerage and Drainage and was deemed accept...
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