City of Hollywood - File #: R-2023-048

• File #: R-2023-048
• Version: 1
• Name: ATP H&S 23-02 Bar Screen Bypass Design
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/23/2023
• In control: Department of Public Utilities
• On agenda: 2/15/2023
• Final action: 2/15/2023
• Title: 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 No. H&S 23-02 With Hazen And Sawyer, P.C. To Provide Professional Engineering Services, In An Amount Not To Exceed $421,984.00 For Design, Permitting, And Bidding Services Related To The Bar Screen Bypass At The Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant; Amending The Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvement Plan (R-2022-284).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/15/2023	1	Regular City Commission Meeting	adopt	Pass

Title
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 No. H&S 23-02 With Hazen And Sawyer, P.C. To Provide Professional Engineering Services, In An Amount Not To Exceed $421,984.00 For Design, Permitting, And Bidding Services Related To The Bar Screen Bypass At The Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant; Amending The Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvement Plan (R-2022-284).

Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilites


Body


Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.


Explanation:
The Department of Public Utilities ("Department") operates the 55.5 million-gallon per day Southern Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant ("SRWWTP"), which experienced the failure of both bar screens during Tropical Storm Eta on November 9, 2020 and Tropical Storm Alex on June 4, 2022. These bar screens provide primary wastewater treatment by the mechanical removal of rags, plastics, debris, and other non-treatable objects. The failure and subsequent clogging of the bar screens can cause sanitary sewer overflows, negatively impacting public health. The Department evaluated various long-term options to prevent bar screen failure and clogging, and determined that the installation of a Bar Screen Bypass would provide a reliable and flexible means of preventing future bar screen clogs during heavy sewage inflow events.

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 SRWWTP projects, one of the firms being Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. ("H&S"). On August 9, 2021, the continuing services contract with H&S was renewed for an additional two-year period. The contract has a provision for insurance and indemnification that meets the City's requirements and gives the City the right to ...