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ITEM: 1) AUTHORIZATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE RENEWAL, REPLACEMENT AND EXPANSION OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; AND 2) APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. R2018-33 TO ALLOCATE THE REQUIRED FUNDING TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT
REQUEST: 1) Authorization to award a contract to Weiss Construction of Florida, LLC, for the renewal, replacement, and expansion of the Water Treatment Plant, at a cost of $17,005,300; and 2) Approval of Resolution No. R2018-33, amending the Utility Capital Projects Budget for fiscal year 2017-2018, by allocating Utility unrestricted fund balance for the Water Treatment Plant Renewal and Replacement Project; and providing an effective date.
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EXPLANATION: Staff is seeking authorization to:
1) Award a contract to Weiss Construction of Florida, LLC, for the renewal, replacement, and expansion of the Water Treatment Plant, located at 1100 Wellington Trace, as summarized below:
* Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant No. 1 is approximately thirty (30) years old and can treat approximately 4.5 million gallons a day (MGD) of water. The improvements at RO 1 include complete reconditioning of the plant to extend its life cycle and improve operational efficiency.
* Reverse Osmosis (RO) Plant No. 2 is approximately ten (10) years old and can currently treat approximately 1.8 MGD of water. The improvements at RO 2 include a new treatment train, capable of treating .9 MGD of water and a new high service pump.
* Replacement of ten (10) existing high service pumps that have exceeded their useful life, to improve operational efficiency.
* Complete reconditioning of the existing High Service Pump Building, the Process Control Laboratory, and the construction of a new operations control building.
Generator fuel system improvements, sodium hypochlorite system improvements, a new hydrofluorocilic building and systems, miscellaneous yard piping and associated electrical and instrumentation improvements.
As part of the project, both RO 1 and RO 2 will rec...
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