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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 CDM 26-01 With CDM Smith, Inc. For On-Call Engineering Support Services, On An As-Needed Basis, In An Annual Amount Up To $225,000.00 Over A Two-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") owns and maintains the City's complex stormwater system that includes catch basins, drainage pipes, exfiltration trenches, outfalls, swales, retention ponds, and stormwater pump stations. The Department wishes to engage consultant engineers who can perform the work necessary to successfully maintain utility operational functions and to design small projects on an as-needed basis.
Examples of the desired water and wastewater-related tasks these consultants are needed to perform include:
* Assisting in the development of stormwater capital improvement project budgets, cost estimates, and project schedules
* Designing, reviewing, and managing stormwater capital improvement projects
* Providing oversight and inspection of stormwater projects during construction
* Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local stormwater and environmental regulations, including NPDES permit requirements, FEMA standards, and resilience policies
* Performing financial analysis and support for grant funding
* Preparing 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 Services Agreements with eight firms for water, sewer, reuse, and stormwater infrastructure projects, one of the firms being CDM Smith, Inc. ("CDM").
Department staff requested a proposal from CDM for on-call engineering services, based on the hourly rate...
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