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File #: R-2014-199    Version: 1 Name: Elevated Groundwater Chloride Levels
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/12/2014 In control: Department of Public Utilities
On agenda: 7/2/2014 Final action: 7/2/2014
Title: A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Several Authorizations To Proceed For Work Orders Between Brown And Caldwell, Inc. And The City Of Hollywood To Provide Professional Engineering Services For Assessment Of Impact Of Elevated Groundwater Chloride Levels On Wastewater Effluent Project On As-Needed Basis And In An Amount Not To Exceed $149,425.00 (City Project No. 13-9734).
Attachments: 1. Resolution-Elevated Groundwater Chloride Levels.pdf, 2. Proposal-Elevated Groundwater Chloride Levels.pdf, 3. R-2009-214.pdf, 4. R-2013-110.pdf, 5. Term Sheet - Brown and Caldwell Inc. - Groundwater Chloride Levels.pdf, 6. BIS14201.pdf
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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute Several Authorizations To Proceed For Work Orders Between Brown And Caldwell, Inc. And The City Of Hollywood To Provide Professional Engineering Services For Assessment Of Impact Of Elevated Groundwater Chloride Levels On Wastewater Effluent Project On As-Needed Basis And In An Amount Not To Exceed $149,425.00 (City Project No. 13-9734).


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Staff Recommends: Approval of the Attached Resolution.

Explanation:
Coastal areas with elevated chloride levels in the groundwater have had a sustained and significant impact on effluent quality.

The primary objective of this task is to quantify the scope of impact by identifying the areas of the collection system most impacted and quantifying the amount of brackish groundwater that contributes to overall effluent flow.

The City requested a proposal from Brown and Caldwell to provide professional engineering services to perform the Assessment of Impact of Elevated Groundwater Chloride Levels on Wastewater Effluent.

Brown and Caldwell, Inc. and the City of Hollywood have a Professional Services Agreement for General Engineering Consulting Services for water and sewer infrastructure projects, and this agreement was approved by the City Commission via Resolution No. R-2009-214 on July 15, 2009; renewed by the City Commission via Resolution No. R-2013-110 on May 1, 2013 and this agreement has a provision for insurance and indemnification that meets the City's requirements and gives the City the right to terminate for convenience.

The Administration recommends that the City Commission authorize the appropriate City Officials to execute several Authorizations to Proceed for Work Orders between Brown and Caldwell, Inc. and the City of Hollywood, together with such nonmaterial changes as may be subsequently agreed to by the City Manager and approved as to form and legality by the...

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