REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 30, 2015
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: STEPHEN A. HOGG, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
BY: KEVIN L. NORGAARD, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) 2-Megawatt Solar Energy Facility (Bid File 3380) (Council District 3)
1. ***RESOLUTION - 4th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 appropriating $1,367,500 in the sewer Enterprise State Revolving Loan Fund for the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility 2-Megawatt Solar Energy Facility (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
2. Award a $10,024,426.24 contract as negotiated, to MD Energy, Inc., of Rancho Cucamonga, California for the design and construction thereof
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council award a design/build contract in the amount of $10,024,426.24 to MD Energy, Inc. and approve the Appropriation Resolution to appropriate the necessary additional funds to construct a 2 Megawatt (MW) Solar Facility at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division seeks to award a design-build contract to MD Energy, Inc., to design and construct a 2- MW solar energy facility. The solar energy facility will offset the electrical demands of the Tertiary Treatment and Disinfection Facility (TTDF), currently under construction.
BACKGROUND
In August 2010 (and amended in April 2012), the City entered into a consultant services agreement with Parsons Water and Infrastructure Inc. for the design of the TTDF Project, located at the RWRF. The TTDF is currently under construction and is approximately 35 percent complete.
Part of the TTDF includes the...
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