Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to enter into a planned contract modification for professional engineering services with CDM Smith, Inc. for professional engineering services for the WWTFS Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Integration and Programming #3 project, CIP #650348-100005, in an amount up to $500,000.00.
This project will provide needed upgrades to the existing Plant Wide Process Control System (PWPCS) at each Division of Sewerage and Drainage (DOSD) facility. It will provide integration for the newly constructed capital improvement projects into the existing PWPCS at the DOSD facilities and provide DOSD staff training, with the goal that the City staff will become self-reliant to handle all PWPCS issues. 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 the Southerly plant, Jackson Pike plant, Sewer Maintenance Operation Center, Compost facility, and remote telemetry sites including (14) Sanitary Pump Stations, (16) Storm Pump Stations, (8) Biofilter sites, (4) Stream gauge sites, (6) Floodwall Gate Houses, and (30) Flow meter sites.
The community planning area for this project is 99 - Citywide.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $500,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $500,000.00 (Ord. 3370-2022; PO368205)
Modification #1: $500,000.00 (Current)
Total: $1,000,000.00
1.2. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
This contract was awarded through the City’s RFP process to provide engineering services through the completion of construction of this project. This contract modification is being executed solely to provide funding to continue the next phase of engineering services needed for this project. A new procurem...
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