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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 Amendment No.1 To The Authorization To Proceed For Work Order Number ARC 22-02 With Arcadis U.S., Inc. For Additional Professional Engineering Services Related To The Design Of A 4-Log Virus Disinfection Process At The Water Treatment Plant In An Amount Up To $114,517.00.
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 facility that produces high quality drinking water for City residents and businesses as well as several surrounding areas. The WTP also provides wholesale water to Broward County and emergency water connection with the City of Dania Beach. The WTP treats water from the City's Biscayne Aquifer and Floridan Aquifer wellfields. It also purchases and treats raw groundwater from Broward County's South Regional Wellfield.
The Environmental Protection Agency's Ground Water Rule allows public water systems with demonstrably reliable 4-Log (99.99%) inactivation or removal of viruses to bypass boil water requirements. Department of Public Utilities ("Department") staff have determined that the City should pursue 4-Log Virus Treatment certification for the WTP to improve the quality and reliability of our water system.
On September 20, 2017, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2017-283 which authorized the execution of continuing professional consulting engineering services contracts with four firms for WTP and Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant projects, one of the firms being Arcadis U.S., Inc. ("Arcadis"). On July 26, 2021, the continuing services contract with Arcadis was renewed for a two-year period. The agreement includes insurance and indemnification provisions that meet the City's requirements and give th...
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