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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 26-01 With Craven Thompson And Associates, Inc. For In-House Engineering Support Services, On An As-Needed Basis, In An Amount Up To $400,000.00 Over A One-Year Period; Amending The Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Plan.
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 planning, designing, managing, and inspecting Water and Sewer utility projects. The Department is seeking to hire in-house consultant engineers to provide additional technical support to help maintain and carry out its day-to-day and long-term operations.
Examples of the water and sewer tasks that these consultant engineering support staff may perform include:
* Assisting in the development of capital improvement project budgets, cost estimates, and project schedules
* Designing, reviewing, and managing capital improvement projects
* Overseeing and inspecting projects during construction
* Preparing documents for permit modification and renewals
* Providing financial analysis and support related to grant funding
* Preparing technical letters, reports and presentation materials.
On September 6, 2023, the City Commission adopted Resolution No. R-2023-277, which authorized the City to enter into continuing professional consulting engineering services contracts with eight firms for water, sewer, reuse, and stormwater infrastructure projects, including Craven, Thompson & Associates, Inc. ("CTA"). Department staff requested a proposal from CTA for in-house engineering support services based on the hourly rates established in the existing Professional Services Agreement. CTA submitted a proposal to provide on-call engineering support services in an amount...
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