Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a professional engineering services agreement with Burgess & Niple, Inc., for the Dam Engineering Services Project, in an amount up to $150,000.00, for Division of Water Contract No. 2136.
This contract provides a “task order” type contract to augment existing engineering personnel within the Water Supply Group, Division of Water on an as-authorized, as needed basis for Dam Engineering Services.
To be proactive and practice responsible dam safety, the City will conduct recurring assessments and regulatory compliance activities for its multiple water supply dams. The assessment will examine both physical condition, safety and operational aspects of the dams. Based on nature of the findings and recommendations, this project may also include design of recommended improvements and associated engineering services during construction (SDCs). Construction of improvements will be conducted under separate +6 extension projects (690555-10000X).
Potential Tasks to be performed under this contract include:
1. Inspection of concrete barrier (plug) at mouth of McKinley Quarry. If needed and if authorized, design improvements based on results of inspection.
2. Annual alignment survey for O’Shaughnessy Dam-special detailed level of accuracy required.
3. Alignment survey of Hoover & Griggs Dam.
4. Independent Consultant (IC) Inspection Griggs Dam
5. Following the completion of the IC inspection of Griggs Dam update the Griggs Operation, Maintenance & Inspection (OM&I) manual to reflect items identified in the IC inspection
6. Independent Consultant Inspection of Hoover Dam
7. Following the completion of the IC inspection of Hoover Dam update the Hoover OM&I manual to reflect items identified in the IC inspection
8. Update of Emergency Action Plan (EAP) Griggs Dam.
9. Update of EAP for O’Shaughnessy Dam following the Tabletop and Functional Exercises performed under a se...
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