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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 ARC 22-01 With Arcadis US, Inc. To Provide Professional Engineering Services For The Spiractors Structural Repairs, In An Amount Not To Exceed $69,326.00.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilites
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City of Hollywood’s Water Treatment Plant (“WTP”) is a 59.5 million gallons per day (“MGD”) plant that not only provides high quality water to the residents of the City, but also serves approximately 300 acres in the Town of Davie, 50 acres in the City of Dania Beach, and 100 acres in the Seminole Tribe of Florida Reservation. The WTP also provides wholesale water to Broward County’s Water and Wastewater Services Districts 3A and 3B/C. In addition to retail and wholesale water services, the City has an emergency connection with the City of Dania Beach, which withdraws water from the City’s system to maintain its system pressure.
The WTP treats raw water from wellfields in the Biscayne and Floridan aquifers using three major treatment processes: lime softening (“LS”), membrane softening (“MS”), and reverse osmosis (“RO”). The water treated by each process is blended, disinfected, and pumped into the service area. The LS system was originally constructed in 1967 with treatment capacity expanded in phases. The major equipment/structures included in this system are six lime silos, 12 steel spiractors, 12 steel circular vessel dual medial filters and six concrete rectangular sand filters which have provided reliable, high-quality water treatment for over 50 years.
On August 26, 2020, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2020-189 authorizing the appropriate City officials to issue Authorization to Proceed No. ARC 20-04 to Arcadis US, Inc. for the Steel Vessel Filters and Spiractors Evaluation as recommended in the Water Infrastructure Risk and Resilience Assessment. This evaluation recommended performing structural repairs to the spiractors, which require a detailed design.
The Department of Public Utilities staff requested and negotiated a proposal from Arcadis US, Inc. for professional engineering services required for the Spiractors Structural Repairs in an amount not to exceed $69,326.00. Staff evaluated the scope and fee, and have determined that the negotiated fee is fair and reasonable and in accordance with industry standards.
This agenda item seeks approval of Authorization to Proceed for Work Order Number ARC 22-01 for professional engineering services with Arcadis US, Inc. for the Spiractors Structural Repairs based upon the project scope and fee and the terms and conditions of the current Continuing Services Agreement for the project.
Upon authorization from the City Commission, the project will be completed in approximately six months from the date of the Authorization to Proceed.
As the City is utilizing Arcadis US, Inc. for various projects, and the amount being paid to the firm has exceeded $100,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2021, City Commission approval is required for the payment of additional fees to this firm pursuant to Section 38.38 of the Procurement Code.
Fiscal Impact
Funding has been included in the FY 2022 Capital Improvement Plan, subject to approval and adoption by the City Commission.
The Department of Public Utilities staff will manage this project. No additional staff is needed as a result of this project.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Feng (Jeff) Jiang, Assistant Director, Department of Public Utilities
Vivek Galav, Director, Department of Public Utilities
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager/Sustainable Development
Attachments:
Resolution - ARC 22-01 Spiractors Structural Repairs
ATP - ARC 22-01 Spiractors Structural Repairs
Proposal - ARC 22-01 Spiractors Structural Repairs
ARC Consulting Agreement Renewal Letter - ARC 22-01 Spiractors Structural Repairs