REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 20, 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
Title
Actions Pertaining to the Engineering Services to Evaluate Solids Digestion and High Strength Waste Handling Systems at the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Council District 3)
1. ***RESOLUTION - 19th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2016-118 appropriating $366,600 for engineering services to evaluate solids digestion and high strength waste systems (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
2. Award a professional engineering services contract for $351,600, with $10,000 contingency, to Black & Veatch Corporation, of Rancho Cordova, California
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Council appropriate the project funding and approve the agreement award to Black & Veatch Corporation, for the Evaluation of solids digestion and handling of high strength waste (Waste) at the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Facility).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has successfully operated the anaerobic digestion processes at the Facility for approximately sixty years. The purpose of this project is to ensure the Facility is optimizing three different interrelated processes; the digester gas production, solids destruction and Waste handling.
BACKGROUND
The Facility has successfully operated an anaerobic digestion process for approximately sixty years and power generation facility for many years. The gas generated by the anaerobic digestion process is currently conditioned to near pipeline quality and made available for use in the Facility power generating turbines, hot water boiler, or both. Under normal operating conditions at the Facility, the gas consumed far exceed the gas production. The excess gas consumed must be purchased from the PG&E pipel...
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