REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 12, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: KEVIN L. NORGAARD, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
BY: PATRICIA DIEP, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions Pertaining to the Recycled Water Transmission Main, Northwest Quadrant, Project (Council District 1, 2 and Fresno County)
1. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt the 41st Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2015-14 appropriating $3,175,800 for the Northwest Recycled Water Distribution System (Requires affirmative 5 votes)
2. Award a consultant agreement in the amount of $4,491,000 and a contingency of $225,000 with Blair, Church & Flynn for the Northwest Recycled Water Distribution System
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council appropriate the project funding and award the consultant services agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers for the Northwest Recycled Water Distribution System.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division (Department) requests the adoption of the 41st Amendment to the Annual Appropriations Resolution No. 2015-104 and award the professional consultant services agreement with Blair, Church & Flynn Consulting Engineers in the amount of $4,491,000 and a contingency of $120,000 for the design of the Northwest Recycled Water Distribution System.
BACKGROUND
In 2009, the State of California adopted a recycled water policy establishing a mandate to increase the use of recycled water in California by 200,000 acre-feet per year by 2020 and by an additional 300,000 acre-feet per year by 2030. The Recycled Water Master Plan (Plan) prepared by the Department of Public Utilities' Wastewater Management Division identifies opportunities to assist with compliance of this law by reducin...
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