REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: JESUS A. GONZALEZ, PE, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
CHARLES MASTERS, EIT, Engineer II
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Award a consultant services agreement to Michael K. Nunley & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $80,500, inclusive of a $10,000 contingency, for professional engineering services to prepare the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Bar Screen Optimization Study (Council District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a consultant services agreement with Michael K. Nunley & Associates, Inc., in the amount of $80,500, inclusive of a $10,000 contingency, for professional engineering services to prepare the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) Bar Screen Optimization Study; and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or his designee, to sign the Agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility bar screen component system is reaching the end of its useful life and requires replacement. Prior to replacement, a study is necessary to determine what replacement will provide the most savings to plant operations. To accomplish this, the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) is seeking to award a consultant services contract for professional engineering services to prepare a bar screen optimization study. Staff recommends that the City Council award a contract in the amount of $80,500, inclusive of a $10,000 contingency, to Michael K. Nunley & Associates, Inc
BACKGROUND
The RWRF treatment process begins at the headworks facility, where the wastewater passes through 3/4-inch bar screen then through grit removal basins, both of which remove solid objects, before proceeding to other unit proces...
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