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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 H&S 23-04 With Hazen And Sawyer, P.C. For In-House Support Services, On An As-Needed Basis, In An Amount Not To Exceed $250,000.00.
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 engineering projects within the Department. The Department has been unable to recruit qualified candidates to fill vacant positions including ECSD Manager, Senior Project Manager, and multiple Project Managers. Therefore, the Department wishes to retain in-house consultant engineers who can perform the work that is necessary to successfully maintain the Department's operational functions as needed.
Examples of the water and wastewater related tasks for which consultant engineering support staff are needed include:
* Assistance with the development of capital improvement project budgets, cost estimates, and project schedules
* Design, review, and management of capital improvement projects
* Oversight and inspection of projects during construction
* Preparation of permit modification and renewal documents
* Perform financial analysis and support for grant funding
* Prepare technical letters, reports, and presentation materials
On September 20, 2017, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2017-283 which authorized the execution of continuing consulting engineering services contracts with four firms for water and wastewater projects, one of the firms being Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. On August 9, 2021, the continuing services contract with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. was renewed for an additional two-year period.
Department staff requested a proposal from Hazen and Sawyer,...
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