REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: DEJAN PAVIC, PE, Projects Administrator
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a consultant services agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., to provide project management and engineering design services for the Sidestream Treatment System at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility for an amount not to exceed $4,505,160 (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve a consultant services agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $4,095,600 plus a contingency of $409,560, for a total amount not to exceed $4,505,160, to provide project management and engineering design services for the Sidestream Treatment System at the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City has a land-based disposal permit operating under the Waste Discharge Permit (WDR) at the RWRF. In 2018, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board amended the Water Quality Control Plan for the San Joaquin River Basin to incorporate a Salt and Nutrient Management Plan, laying out the groundwork for monitoring salts and nitrate throughout the Central Valley. RWRF facility upgrades are needed to meet these anticipated nitrate targets. The City Department of Public Utilities (DPU) requires consultant services to provide project management and engineering design services for Sidestream Treatment System at the RWRF to conduct a pilot project for the ANITATM Mox system, carry out final design of the treatment system, provide engineering support services during bidding and construction, provide periodic updates to, and answer questions by, regulatory agencies, and provide Project Management services (Project)...
Click here for full text