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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute An Authorization To Proceed For Work Order Number CTA 25-01 With Craven, Thompson And Associates, Inc. For In-House Engineering Support Services, On An As-Needed Basis, In An Amount Up To $300,000.00.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilites
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Public Utilities (“Department”) is responsible for the planning, design, construction management, and inspection of utility engineering projects. The Department wishes to hire in-house consultant engineers who can perform the work necessary to successfully maintain the Department’s operational functions.
Examples of the infrastructure related tasks that consultant engineering support staff will perform include:
• Assisting in the development of capital improvement project budgets, cost estimates, and project schedules;
• Design, review, and management of capital improvement projects;
• Oversight and inspection of projects during construction;
• Preparation of permit modification and renewal documents;
• Financial analysis and support for grant funding;
• Preparation of technical letters, reports, and presentation materials.
On September 6, 2023, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2023-277, which authorized the execution of continuing professional consulting engineering services contracts with eight firms for water, sewer, reuse, and stormwater infrastructure projects, one of the firms being Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. (“CTA”). Department staff requested a proposal from CTA for in-house engineering support services, based on the consultant’s hourly rate schedule established in the Professional Services Agreement. CTA submitted a proposal to provide the requested services in an amount up to $300,000.00.
This agenda item seeks the City Commission’s authorization to execute the attached Authorization to Proceed (“ATP”) for Work Order No. CTA 25-01 with CTA for in-house engineering support services in an amount up to $300,000.00, based upon the project scope, fees, terms, and conditions of the current Continuing Services Agreement.
Fiscal Impact:
Funding for this project was included in the amended FY 2025 Capital Improvement Plan and is available in account numbers 442.409903.53600.531300.001790.000.000 and 442.409904.53600.531300.001790.000.000.
Department staff will manage this project. No additional staff are needed as a result of this project.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Feng (“Jeff”) Jiang, Assistant Director, Department of Public Utilities
Vincent Morello, Director, Department of Public Utilities
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development