REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 22, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: KEVIN L. NORGAARD, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions Pertaining to the Engineering Services to Evaluate Power Generation and Optimize Energy Credits at the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Council District 3)
1. ***RESOLUTION - 11th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2016-118 appropriating $252,700 for engineering services to evaluate power generation and optimize energy credits at the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
2. Award a professional engineering services contract for $207,713 with a $25,000 contingency, to CDM Smith of Walnut Creek, California
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Council appropriate funding and approve the agreement award to CDM Smith for the feasibility study to determine the most financially beneficial methods of generating electrical power and heat at the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Facility).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In FY16 the Facility consumed almost 34,000,000 kilowatt hours of electricity, purchased 329,331 therms of natural gas and produced 651,977,975 cubic feet of digester gas. The existing power generation equipment is aging and nearing the point in the lifecycle where a substantial amount of money must be spent to continue operation. Staff is interested in investigating the most financially efficient method of meeting the electricity and heat requirements for the Facility. This contract for the feasibility study will provide technical and financial reviews of the existing systems and other available technologies for the generation of the required energy.
BACKGROUND
One of the largest contributors to the operation and maintenance costs for the treatment of wastewater is the...
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