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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 B&C 24-02 With Brown and Caldwell For In-House Engineering Support Services, On An As-Needed Basis, In An Amount Up To $300,000.00 For 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 qualified candidates to fill multiple vacant positions including: ECSD Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Project Managers. Therefore, the Department wishes to hire in-house consultant engineers who can assist in performing the work that is necessary to successfully maintain the Department's operational functions.
Examples of the desired water and wastewater-related tasks these consultants are needed to perform include:
* Assisting in the development of capital improvement project budgets, cost estimates, and project schedules
* The 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 August 30, 2023, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2023-251, which authorized the execution of continuing consulting engineering services contracts with five firms for a period of five years for the Water Treatment Plant one of the firms being Brown and Caldwell ("B&C").
Department staff requested a proposal from B&C for in-house engineering support services, based on the consultant's hourly rate schedule established in ...
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