CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #2 to Contract 20-052, Springbrook Water Reclamation Center Facilities Plan Phase II, to Donohue and Associates for an amount not to exceed $210,000 and a total award of $965,630
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
On June 16, 2020, the City Council awarded Contract 20-052 to Donohue and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $255,950 to complete an existing facility asset evaluation, conduct a disinfection alternatives analysis and develop a Facilities Plan for the Springbrook Water Reclamation Center (SWRC). The original contract award allowed the option to use the vendor's services for future phases, including engineering design of disinfection improvements identified during the disinfection alternatives analysis.
On May 18, 2021, the City Council awarded Contract 20-052, Springbrook Water Reclamation Center Facilities Plan Phase II, to Donohue and Associates, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $681,720. This work included the following engineering services:
1. Pre-selection of equipment;
2. Preliminary engineering;
3. Final engineering, preparation of final plans and specifications;
4. IEPA and City-required permitting;
5. Construction services including shop drawing review, responding to RFI's, field visits and preparation of record drawings.
On July 19, 2022, the City Council approved Change Order #1 for an amount not to exceed $73,910 and a total award of $755,630 for additional engineering services that would be beneficial to the quality of the project, including wetland delineation and coordination with the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE), addition of an electrical building to protect the City's investment, addition of a strainer to protect equipment downstream of the non-potable water system, and value engineering to optimize the cost of the project. These additional engineering...
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