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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 24-02 With Craven Thompson and Associates For In-House Engineering Support Services, On An As-Needed Basis, In An Amount Up To $300,000.00 Over A One-Year Period.
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 has recently been unable to recruit sufficient qualified candidates to fill multiple vacant positions including ESSD Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Project Managers. Therefore, the Department wishes to retain in-house consultant engineers who can perform the work that is necessary to successfully maintain the Department's operational functions.
Examples of the water and infrastructure-related tasks that consultant engineering support staff will perform include:
* Assistance 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, bas...
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