REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 28, 2021
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: ANITA LUERA, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Michael K. Nunley & Associates, Inc., to provide engineering design services for wellhead treatment improvements at Pump Stations 177 and 185 for an amount not to exceed $339,045 (Council District 6)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Michael K. Nunley & Associates, Inc., (MKN) in the amount of $309,045 plus a contingency of $30,000, for a total amount not to exceed $339,045, to provide engineering design services for wellhead treatment improvements at Pump Stations (PS) 177 and 185 (Project); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Concentrations of the synthetic organic chemical 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP), exceeding the regulatory maximum contaminant level, have been detected in approximately 33 of the City's municipal groundwater wells. Approximately 26 of these wells are currently non-operational due to the TCP presence and absence of TCP treatment facilities at these well sites. The Department of Public Utilities, (DPU) Water Division requires consultant services to evaluate groundwater quality data and prepare a Basis of Design report for wellhead treatment improvements at PS 177 and 185. The consultant shall also complete environmental assessment requirements, prepare plans and specifications for construction of the improvements, acquire all related permits, and provide engineering support during bidding and construction.
BACKGROUND
The City maintains a water ...
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