REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 17, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: DEJAN PAVIC, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: MATTHEW BULLIS, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $906,350 for preparation of engineering design of a new Waste Gas Flare unit for the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc. (Carollo), for an amount of $906,350 for the design of a new Waste Gas Flare unit for the Fresno/Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the contract on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division, is seeking approval of a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., to prepare project plans for design of a new Waste Gas Flare unit for the RWRF. The RWRF currently uses a 1,100 Standard Cubic Feet Per Minute (SCFM) flare to burn excess waste gas generated from the digester units. However, since 2017 gas volume has exceeded the flare's burn capacity. To comply with air pollution permit requirements and to meet RWRF plant operational needs a temporary rental gas flare has been placed in service. Use of both units allows the plant to comply with San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (Air District) permit requirements; however, a permanent solution is needed. Carollo would provide the City with new flare design under this agreement.
BACKGROUND
Federal regulations of air pollution vest authority in the local Air District to...
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