CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of RFQ 21-163, Springbrook Water Reclamation Center Structural Engineering, to Deuchler Engineering Corporation for an amount not to exceed $29,044 for a seven-month term
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BACKGROUND:
In March 2018, the Water Utilities completed a Request for Qualifications (RFQ-18-064) for engineering services for water and wastewater projects for a three-year term from July 30, 2018 through July 29, 2021 with four, one-year options to extend. Five consultants were shortlisted due to the process. The consultants are:
Crawford Murphy & Tilly, Inc.
Walter E. Deuchler Associates, Inc.
Donohue & Associates, Inc.
Lockwood Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
Strand Associates, Inc.
In March 2021, the Water Utilities issued RFQ 21-163 to hire a consulting firm to provide technical assistance and experience with five structural engineering tasks at Springbrook Water Reclamation Center. The work includes the following tasks:
* Evaluate conveyor supports in the biosolids holding building
* Evaluate significant settlement issue on the east end sidewalk in the center of the aeration tanks. Research and investigate alternatives to restore water tightness and prevent additional settlement.
* Evaluate the west perimeter of the aeration tank walkway expansion joint through the influent channel to determine cause of leakage.
* Evaluate the northwest knockout panel and develop a detail and specification to make a permanent repair of this area.
* Evaluate the northeast knockout panel, pilaster and adjacent wall, which depreciated and cracked.
For each task, the consultant will perform a field investigation, develop a preliminary report and prepare an engineer's opinion of probable construction cost and a final report that includes design details, drawings and specifications suitable for inclusion in a construction bid contract package, signed a...
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