HomeMy WebLinkAbout10640RESOLUTION NO. 10640
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$200,000.00 TO THE BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION TO UPDATE THE FACILITY MASTER
PLAN FOR THE JAMES R. DIIORIO WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo owns and operates the James R. Dilorio Water Reclamation
Facility for the purpose of treating municipal wastewater; and
WHEREAS, the State of Colorado has adopted new water quality regulations that will result in
additional wastewater treatment requirements; and
WHEREAS, the age of the facility and the new treatment requirements create a need to revise
the existing facility master plan to assure continued compliance with environmental law;
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO. that:
SECTION 1.
A Contract, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, after
having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, by and between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal
Corporation, and the Black & Veatch Corporation, a Delaware corporation, to provide professional
engineering services for the Pueblo Wastewater Department is hereby approved, subject to the
conditions as set forth in said contract.
SECTION 2.
The work performed under this agreement includes the following:
Review Colorado water quality regulations and
Reclamation Facility Model, evaluate and analyze
processes Recommend methods and schedules
provide for ammonia removal and other forms
recommended modifications
SECTION 3.
historic loadings and performance at the Water
hydraulic and biological process design and unit
for modifying facility structures and processes to
of nutrient removal Provide cost estimates for
The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute said Contract on behalf of
Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and the City Clerk shall affix the Seal of the City thereto and attest
the same.
SECTION 4.
Funds for work performed under this contract shall be from the Sewer User Fund.
BY Jeff Chostner
Councilperson
APPROVED: — ,
President of City Council
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
INTRODUCED February 13, 2006
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RESOLUTION
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DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2006
DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
GENE MICHAEL, DIRECTOR
TITLE
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $200,000.00 TO THE BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION
TO UPDATE THE FACILITY MASTER PLAN FOR THE JAMES R. DIIORIO
WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME.
ISSUE
Should the City Council award an agreement in the amount of $200,000.00 to the Black
& Veatch Corporation to update the facility master plan for the James R. Dilorio Water
Reclamation Facility?
RECOMMENDATION
Approve this Resolution.
BACKGROUND
The James R. Dilorio Water Reclamation Facility was constructed in 1987 with a 20 -year
design life, and is presently 18 years old. Both water quality laws and wastewater
treatment technology have changed significantly since the facility went into operation.
Pueblo's discharge permit is scheduled for renewal in 2007, and the new permit will
contain requirements to remove ammonia. In addition, federal rules are pending that will
require phosphorus removal and removal of other forms of nitrogen in the future. An
update to the facility master plan is needed to set forth an orderly plan for upgrading the
treatment facility to assure continued compliance with environmental law, and to provide
a basis for sound cost estimates so an adequate financial plan can be implemented to
fund new construction, operation, and maintenance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds for this project are available from the Sewer User Fund and were appropriated as
part of the 2006 Wastewater Department budget.
AGREEMENT
FOR PROFESSIONAL CONSULTING SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered this 13 day of February 2006, by and
between the City of Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation ( "Client ") and Black & Veatch Corporation
( "Engineer ") for Engineer to render professional engineering services for Client with respect to
reviewing and updating the Master Plan for the James R. DiIorio Water Reclamation Facility,
hereinafter referred to as the "Project." Inconsideration of the mutual covenants hereinafter set forth,
the parties agree as follows:
SECTION 1. GENERAL AND SCOPE OF SERVICES
(a) Engineer shall satisfactorily perform the professional consulting services for the
Project described in more detail in Schedule 1 attached hereto. Such services shall include all usual
and customary consulting services including any required cost estimating and economic analysis
services incident to its work on the Project.
(b) To the extent Engineer performs any of the Project work through subcontractors,
Engineer shall be and remain as fully responsible for the full performance and quality of services
performed by such subcontractors as it is for services performed directly by Engineer.
SECTION 2. CONSULTANT'S RESPONSIBILITIES
(a) Engineer shall be responsible for the professional quality, technical accuracy and
timely completion of Engineer's work, including that performed by Engineer's consultants and
subcontractors, and including drawings, reports and other services, irrespective of Client's approval of
or acquiescence in same.
(b) Engineer shall be responsible, in accordance with applicable law, to Client for all loss
or damage to Client caused by Engineer's negligent act or omission; except that Engineer hereby
irrevocably waives and excuses Client and Client's attorneys from compliance with any requirement to
obtain a certificate of review as a condition precedent to commencement of an action, including any
such requirements set forth in Section 13 -20 -602, C.R.S. or similar statute, whether now existing or
hereafter enacted.
(c) Engineer shall be responsible for the safety of Engineer's employees in the execution
of work under this Agreement and shall provide all necessary safety and protective equipment for said
employees.
(d) Engineer acknowledges that completion of the comprehensive Master Plan update
reports as described in Schedule 1, shall be accomplished by September 8, 2006.
(e) Before undertaking any work or incurring any expense which Engineer considers
beyond or in addition to the Scope of Work described in Schedule 1 or otherwise contemplated by the
terms of this Agreement, Engineer shall advise Client in writing that (i) Engineer considers the work
beyond the scope of this Agreement, (ii) the reasons that Engineer believes the out of scope or
additional work should be performed, and (iii) a reasonable estimate of the cost of such work.
Engineer shall not proceed with any out of scope or additional work until authorized in writing by
Client. The compensation for such authorized work shall be negotiated, but in the event the parties
fail to negotiate or are unable to agree as to compensation, then Engineer shall be compensated for its
direct costs and professional time at the rates set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto.
SECTION 3. FEES FOR SERVICES; PANNENT
(a) Client will pay to Engineer as full compensation for all services required to be
performed by Engineer under this Agreement, except for services for additional work or work beyond
the scope of this Agreement, the maximum sum of U.S. $ 200,000.00 , computed in accordance with
the Schedule 3 attached hereto.
(b) Engineer shall submit periodic, but not more frequently than monthly, applications for
payment, aggregating to not more than the maximum amount set forth above, for actual professional
services rendered and for reimbursable expenses incurred. Applications for payment shall be
submitted based upon the hourly rates and expense reimbursement provisions set forth in Schedule 3
attached hereto, and shall contain appropriate documentation that such services have been performed
and such expenses incurred. Thereafter, Client shall pay Engineer for the amount of the application
within 40 days of the date such application is received.
(c) No separate or additional payment shall be made forprofit, overhead, local telephone
expenses, lodging, routine photocopying, computer time, secretarial or clerical time or similar
expenses unless otherwise provided and listed in Schedule 3.
(d) No compensation shall be paid to Engineer for services required and expenditures
incurred in correcting Engineer's mistakes or negligence.
(e) Compensation for authorized work beyond the scope of this Agreement shall be
governed by the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Agreement.
(0 In the event services under this Agreement are phased and to be performed in more
than one fiscal year or are subject to annual appropriation, Engineer acknowledges that funds only in
the amount of initial appropriation are available and it shall confirm availability of funds before
proceeding with work exceeding initial and subsequent annual appropriations.
SECTION 4. CLIENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES
(a) Client agrees to advise Engineer regarding Client's Project requirements and to
provide all relevant information, data and previous reports accessible to Client that Engineer may
reasonably require.
(b) Client shall designate a Project Representative to whom all communications from
Engineer shall be directed and who shall have limited administrative authority on behalf of Client to
receive and transmit information and make decisions with respect to the Project. Unless otherwise
designated after the date of this Agreement, Client's Project Representative shall be Gene Michael,
Wastewater Director, 211 East "D" Street, Pueblo, Colorado. Said representative shall not, however,
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receive and transmit information and make decisions with respect to the Project. Unless otherwise
designated after the date of this Agreement, Client's Project Representative shall be Gene Michael,
Wastewater Director, 211 East "D Street, Pueblo, Colorado. Said representative shall not, however,
have authority to bind Client as to matters of governmental policy or fiscal policy, nor to contract for
additions or obligations exceeding a value which is $5,000 or 10% of the maximum contract price,
whichever is greater.
(c) Client shall examine all documents presented by Engineer, and render decisions
pertaining thereto within a reasonable time. The Client's approval of any drawings, specifications,
estimates, reports, documents or other materials or product furnished hereunder shall not in any way
relieve Engineer of responsibility for the professional adequacy of its work.
(d) Client shall perform its obligations and render decisions within a reasonable time
under the circumstances presented. Based upon the nature of Client and its requirements, a period of
14 days shall be presumed reasonable for any decision not involving policy decision or significant
financial impact. A period of 46 days shall be presumed reasonable for Client to act with respect to
any matter involving policy or significant financial impact. The above periods of presumed
reasonableness shall be extended where information reasonably required by Engineer is not within the
custody or control of Client but must be procured from others.
SECTION 5. TERMINATION
(a) Client reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and Engineer's performance
hereunder, at any time upon written notice, either for cause or for convenience. Upon such
termination, Engineer and its subcontractors shall cease all work and stop incurring expenses, and
shall promptly delivery to Client all data, drawings, specifications, reports, plans, calculations,
summaries and all other information, documents and materials as Engineer may have accumulated in
performing this Agreement, together with all finished work and work in progress.
(b) Upon termination of this Agreement for events or reasons not the fault of Engineer,
Engineer shall be paid at the rates specified in the Schedule of Hourly Rates for all services rendered
and reasonable costs incurred to date of termination; together with any reasonable costs incurred
within 10 days of termination provided such latter costs could not be avoided or were incurred in
mitigating loss or expenses to Engineer or Client. In no event shall payment to Engineer upon
termination exceed the maximum compensation provided for complete performance in Section 3(a).
(c) In the event termination of this Agreement or Engineer's services is for breach of this
Agreement by Engineer, or for other fault of Engineer including butnot limited to any failure to timely
proceed with work, or to pay its employees and consultants, or to perform work according to
customary professional standards, or to perform work in a manner deemed satisfactory by Client's
Project Representative, then in any of such events, Engineer's entire right to compensation shall be
limited to the lesser of (a) the reasonable value to Client of completed work or (b) payment at the rates
specified in the Schedule 3 for services satisfactorily performed and reimbursable expenses reasonably
incurred, prior to date of termination.
(d) Engineer's professional responsibility for its completed work and services shall
survive any termination.
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SECTION 6. RESERVED
SECTION 7. USE OF DOCUMENTS
(a) Plans, drawings, designs, specifications, estimates, reports and all other documents
prepared or provided by Engineer hereunder shall become the sole property of Client, and Client shall
be vested with all rights therein of whatever kind and however created, whether by common law,
statute or equity. Engineer shall retain sole ownership of pre - existing proprietary property including
but not limited to computer programs, software and models. Client shall have access at all reasonable
times to inspect and make copies of all notes, designs, drawings, specifications, and all other technical
data or other documents pertaining to the work to be performed under this Agreement. In no event
shall Engineer publish work product developed pursuant to this Agreement except (i) with advance
written consent of Client and (it) in full compliance with the requirements of this Agreement and any
applicable state or federal regulations. Any reuse of the documents prepared by Engineer under this
project for other than their specific intended purpose will be at sole risk of user and without liability to
Engineer.
SECTION 8, INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
(a) Engineer agrees that it shall procure and will maintain during the term of this
Agreement, such insurance as will protect it from claims under workers' compensation acts, claims for
damages because of personal injury including bodily injury, sickness or disease or death of any of its
employees or of any person other than its employees, and from claims or damages because of injury to
or destruction of property including loss of use resulting therefrom; and such insurance will provide
for coverage in such amounts as set forth in subparagraph (b).
(b) The minimum insurance coverage which Engineer shall obtain and keep in force is as
follows:
(1) Workers' Compensation Insurance complying with statutory requirements in
Colorado and in any other state or states where the work is performed.
(ii) Comprehensive General and Automobile Liability Insurance with limits not
less than Six Hundred Thousand and No /100 Dollars ($600,000.00) per person and occurrence for
personal injury, including but not limited to death and bodily injury, and Six Hundred Thousand and
No /100 Dollars ($600,000.00) per occurrence for property damage.
(iii) Professional Liability Insurance with coverage of not less than $1,000,000,
and with a deductible acceptable to Client.
(c) Engineer agrees to hold harmless, defend and indemnify Client from and against any
liability to third parties, arising out of negligent acts or omissions of Engineer, its employees,
subcontractors and consultants.
SECTION 9. SUBCONTRACTS
(a) Client acknowledges that Engineer is the prime contractor and the only party with
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which are for the benefit of Client, and Client shall be a third party beneficiary of those subcontract
provisions.
(b) Engineer shall indemnify and defend Client from all claims and demands for payment
for services provided by subcontractors of Engineer.
(c) Engineer acknowledges that, due to the nature of the services to be provided under
this Agreement, the Client has a substantial interest in the personnel and consultants to whom
Engineer assigns principal responsibility for services performed under this Agreement. Consequently,
Engineer shall identify in writing to Client the individual(s) assigned to each task prior to proceeding
with the given task, and client shall advise Engineer of any reasonable objection thereto within 10 days
of receipt of such identification. Engineer shall not change consultants or key personnel except after
giving notice of a proposed change to Client and receiving Client's consent thereto. Engineer shall not
assign or reassign Project work to any person to whom Client has reasonable objection.
SECTION 10. (RESERVED)
SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) Notices Any and all notices or other communications required or
permitted by this Agreement or by law to be served on or given to either Engineer or
Client by the other party shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly served and given
when personally delivered to the party to whom it is directed, or in lieu of such personal
service, when deposited in the United States mail, first -class postage prepaid, addressed
to the Client, Attention: Gene Michael, 211 East "D" Street, , Pueblo, Colorado,
or to Engineer at: 6300 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 300, Centennial, CO 801 l 1 Either
party may change his address for the purpose of this paragraph by giving written notice of
such change to the other party in the manner provided in this paragraph.
(b) Entire Agreement This instrument contains the entire agreement between Engineer
and Client respecting the Project, and any other written or oral agreement or representation respecting
the Project or the duties of either Client or Engineer in relation thereto not expressly set forth in this
instrument and its attachments is null and void.
(c) Successors and Assigns This Agreement shall be binding on the parties hereto and
on their successors and assigns; provided, however, neither this Agreement, nor any part thereof, nor
any moneys due or to become due hereunder to Engineer may be assigned by it without the written
consent of Client.
(d) Amendments No amendment to this Agreement shall be made nor be enforceable
unless made by written amendment signed by an authorized representative of Engineer and by Client
in accordance with the requirements of Section 4(b) of this Agreement or upon authorization of
Client's governing board.
(e) Choice of Law This Agreement shall be governed and interpreted in accordance with
the laws of the State of Colorado. Any unresolved dispute arising from or concerning any breach of
this Agreement shall be decided in a state court of competent jurisdiction located in Pueblo, Colorado.
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(f) Equal Employment Opportunity In connection with the performance of this
Agreement, neither Engineer nor its consultants shall discriminate against and employee or applicant for
employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or age. Engineer shall
endeavor to insure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment
without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or age.
(g) Severability If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be directly contrary
to and prohibited by law or the requirements of any federal grant or other Project funding source, then
such provision shall be deemed void and the remainder of the Agreement enforce.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have made and executed this Agreement as of the
day and year first above written.
CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
ATTEST: By
o President of the City Council
City Oerk
BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION
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City of Pueblo, Colorado
2006 Water Reclamation Facility Master Plan Update
Scope of Services
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WORK ORDER 2006 -1
MASTER PLAN UPDATE FOR THE JAMES R. DIIORIO WATER
RECLAMATION FACILITY
UNDER THE
ENGINEER OF RECORD CONTRACT
FOR THE
JAMES R. DIIORIO
WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
DATED DECEMBER 27, 2005
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Owner: City of Pueblo, Colorado (City)
Engineer: Black & Veatch Corporation (B &V)
Project: 2006 Update of the Master Plan for the Water Reclamation
Facility (WRF Update)
OVERVIEW
This seeping document for Work Order 2006 -1 describes the services to be provided by
the Engineer for the WRF Update. The estimated fee for this Project is detailed in the
attached spreadsheet. Authorization to complete subsequent tasks will be provided
through supplemental work orders once the scope of such assignments is more fully
defined in the WRF Update. Note that Engineer's scope and fee for Work Order 2006 -1
are premised on the following issues being considered in the WRF Update:
• Update the Master Plan regarding current conditions at the WRF and its ability to
handle future flows and loads:
• Description of liquid stream and biosolids handling processes and current
discharge permit requirements for each.
• Historic loadings and performance of the WRF.
• Hydraulic design and evaluation model.
• Biological process design and evaluation model.
• Unit process loadings and capacity analysis considering design, hydraulic,
operating, and redundancy considerations.
• Population, flow, and organic load projections.
• Comparison of flow and load projections to (1) current discharge permit
ratings and (2) the updated capacity analysis.
• Recap mixing zone and water quality modeling work prepared by Dr. William
Lewis on behalf of Owner.
• Forecast future rulemaking by the Colorado Department of Public Health and
Environment (CDPHE).
(Work Order 2006 -1)
(WRF Update)
1/25/2006)
• Project potential effluent quality and treatment requirements for the WRF through
2027 according to permit cycle.
• Removal of ammonia, total nitrogen (Total -N), and total phosphorus (Total -P)
will likely be required, at least to some extent, over the next 20 years.
• Replacement of gaseous chlorination/dechlorination with ultraviolet (UV)
disinfection may be warranted due to cost and safety considerations, and the high
demand for chlorine when there is a spike in secondary effluent nitrite
concentrations.
• Centrate equalization or side - stream treatment may be needed to minimize the
potential for ammonia spikes in the effluent or low dissolved oxygen conditions in
the nitrification process.
• The gravity thickener is a solids processing bottleneck and another form of waste
activated sludge (WAS) thickening may need to be utilized if the aeration basins
are run in the activated sludge (AS) mode, instead of as solids contact (SC)
basins.
■ Major odor generation sources will be identified and recommendations made
regarding (1) reducing the potential for off -site odor complaints and (2) the need
for a separate odor control study. Effective odor control may require
improvements in the way the City dewaters and dries its anaerobically digested
biosolids.
■ Grease is a major materials handling problem, both in the liquid stream and solids
treatment systems. Options will be developed to (1) remove grease from septage
before it enters the headworks and (2) reduce blockages that occur throughout the
WRF, especially in the thickened biological sludge (TBS) lines.
■ A condition assessment will be made of the Blende Interceptor in the reach under
the Arkansas River where it is configured as a gravity flow depressed sewer. This
evaluation will include a field assessment of inlet and outlet structures, analysis of
wastewater quality data collected by the City, and review of closed- circuit TV
images to be provided by Blende. Recommendations will be made regarding the
timing and cost of renovation, as needed, to maintain a reliable conveyance
system that minimizes the potential for release of raw sewage into the Arkansas
River. If additional testing is needed to complete the condition assessment, those
suggestions will be included in the WRF Update.
To minimize cost and cash flow considerations, a "building block" approach will
be used to configure alternatives to meet treatment requirements that may emerge
during future permit renewals (i.e. in 5 -year increments).
• The first significant change in the City's discharge permit will be ammonia
removal, which will be manifested through biological nitrification treatment.
However, it may be economical to add pre- denitrification (i.e. partial nitrate
reduction) and biological phosphorous (Bio -P) removal to the nitrification project.
• The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has adopted in- stream nutrient
quality criteria and CDPHE will begin promulgating such standards beginning in
2010. Therefore, it is anticipated that full biological nutrient removal (BNR) will
be required before the end of the planning period that is established for the WRF
Update.
(Work Order 2006 -1)
(WRF Update)
1/25 /2006)
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The City may choose to fund some or all projects emerging from the WRF Update
through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan program.
It is also important to recognize that technology, regulations, public perception, regional
and national trends, and events outside the Owner's control will shape what is the most
appropriate way to treat wastewater 20 years from now. Accordingly, flexibility will be a
central theme in the WRF Update.
DESCRIPTION OF SCOPE OF SERVICES
The WRF Update will be comprised of technical memoranda (TMs) and preliminary
layout drawings. In this document, design requirements will be identified and alternative
solutions evaluated. Based on cost and non - economic considerations, a recommended set
of improvements will be presented to the Owner.
1. Participate in a Kickoff Workshop with Owner in Pueblo. Topics to be covered in
this workshop include the following:
• Team organization
• Communication plan
• Project goals and objectives
• Pertinent State regulatory requirements
• Discharge permit, biosolids management, and design criteria
• Compliance with facility planning and SRF loan provisions
• Environmental assessment and public participation plan
• Scope of work and deliverables
• Prioritized data request
• Project schedule
• Preliminary table of contents for each TM
• Budget and schedule tracking
Following this and all other formal meetings, Engineer will issue minutes to all project
participants within 10 working days.
2. Using available drawings, specifications, reports, and the Kickoff Meeting site visit,
Engineer will assess the condition of the WRF facilities.
3. Discuss operation and maintenance (O &M), safety, biosolids handling, security,
financing, and other utility management strategies with Owner's staff so Engineer has a
solid understanding regarding how the WRF is run and the remaining useful life of
equipment and facilities.
4. Conduct an Alternatives Workshop to assist Owner in (1) developing viable solutions
to future capacity and discharge permit requirements and (2) staying well - positioned with
respect to implementing these solutions in a timely and cost effective manner. Owner
and B &V staff will screen various treatment options and craft one preferred alternative
(Work Order 2006 -1)
(WRF Update)
1/25/2006)
for maintaining the biotower in service and one for decommissioning it. Given the above
discussion in the Overview, it is anticipated that the following alternatives and options
will be developed in the WRF Update:
• Full nitrification for the design maximum month flow and load selected by Owner
(i.e. for the current rated WRF capacity for an expansion).
• Two general biological treatment options will be considered: one where the
biotower remains in service and a second that assumes the biotower is
decommissioned. In the first scenario, consideration will be given to running the
biotower in parallel or series with the aeration basins. In the series mode, further
consideration will be given to recycling mixed liquor and operating the plastic
media trickling filter in the activated biotower (ABF) mode. Potential add -on
options for the nitrification project include:
• Option I — Add pre - denitrification to the nitrification project.
• Option 2 —Add Bio -P removal to the nitrification project.
• Option 3 — Add both pre - denitrification and Bio -P removal to the
nitrification project.
• Post - denitrification treatment should a high level of Total -N removal be required
later in the planning period.
• Chemical phosphorous polishing should a high level of Total -P removal be
required later in the planning period.
• Replace chlorination/dechlorination with UV disinfection and provide an alternate
form of chlorine for current and potential in -plant uses.
• Add a second gravity thickener or utilize a separate process for concentrating
WAS prior to anaerobic digestion.
• If needed, expand or renovate the anaerobic digesters and sludge dewatering
equipment to provide reliable biosolids handling throughout the planning period.
• Reduce the potential for odor generation and off -site odor complaints.
• The successful removal and /or conveyance of grease upstream of the headworks
and in the sludge and scum handling systems.
• Continuing to upgrade the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
system and add reliable field instruments to better control treatment processes and
reduce labor, power, and other operational costs.
• Renovation of the Blende Interceptor. Recommendations from this effort will be
used by the City during renegotiation of the Blende wastewater service contract,
which expires in 2010.
5. For the alternatives carried forward for a further evaluation, the following will be
provided:
• A general description of each alternative.
• Preliminary process schematics.
• Photographs and /or manufacturer drawings that depict key features of the
equipment under consideration.
• Conceptual site plan, showing the approximate location of existing and proposed
facilities.
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(Work Order 2006 -1)
(WRF Update)
1/25/2006)
• Preliminary capital and annual cost opinions for making present worth economic
comparisons among the alternatives.
• A non- economic evaluation matrix that considers factors such as flexibility,
reliability, automation, safety, ease of O &M, construction sequencing, staffing
requirements, and other pertinent considerations.
• Selection of a preferred alternative for long -term implementation of BNR.
• A phasing plan and cash flow projection that is bracketed to (1) future capacity
requirements and (2) the discharge permit limits may emerge during the next four
permit renewal cycles. The cash flow projection will be annual through 2012, and
then on a five -year basis for 2013 -2017, 2018 -2022, and 2023 -2027.
6. The WRF Update will conceptually define the scope, content, schedule, and estimated
construction cost of the proposed facilities, with particular emphasis on those
improvements recommended for the 2007 -2012 permit renewal cycle. This information
will serve as the technical basis for Engineer to develop, as may be requested by Owner,
scope and fee proposals for design and constructed- related engineering tasks.
7. As each TM is developed, forward five copies to Owner for review and comment.
8. Participate in a Results Workshop at which the Project Team will discuss the draft
TMs and finalize the recommended plan that will be included in the final report.
9. Revise the draft TMs as needed, publish the final WRF Update report, and deliver
five copies to Owner.
10. To help Owner qualify for a SRF loan, a supplement to the WRF Update will be
prepared that addresses the following CDPHE facility planning requirements:
• Analyze system -wide infiltration and inflow (I /I) rates using (1) winter water
production records from the Board of Water Works, (2) wastewater flow
monitoring data from the WRF, and (3) collection system monitoring performed
by or for the Owner.
• Prepare an environmental assessment (EA), focused on the impacts of the
proposed improvements. If additional environmental or resource surveys are
required by reviewing agencies, they will be separately provided by the City.
• Distribute the WRF Update and a draft Facility Planning Supplement to CDPHE,
the local council of governments, and the State and Federal clearinghouse review
agencies to collect comments on the recommended plan and EA.
• Prepare a public notice and assist the City in presenting the proposed plan of
improvements and their associated costs at a formal public hearing.
• Prepare a responsiveness summary regarding comments received from the
clearinghouse agencies and the public.
• Develop a draft finding of no significant impact (FSNI) for use by CDPHE in
approving the project for SRF loan approval.
• Finalize the Facility Planning Supplement and distribute five copies to Owner and
three to CDPHE for insertion into their WRF Update binder.
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(Work Order 2006 -1)
(WRF Update)
1/25/2006)
11. At the direction of Owner, attend one other progress meeting to finalize results and
plan subsequent work efforts.
(Work Order 2006 -1)
(WRF Update)
1!25!2006)
SCHEDULE2
City of Pueblo, Colorado
2006 Wastewater Rate Study
Project Schedule
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SCHEDULE3
City of Pueblo, Colorado
2006 Wastewater Rate Study
Schedule of Hourly Rates and Standard Charges
BLACK & VEATCH DENVER OFFICE
2006 BILLING RATES
Personnel Classification Average Billing Rate
$ /hour
Principal
5210
Senior Project Manager
$180
Project Manager
$160
Engineering Manager
$150
Senior Civil /Structural Engineer
$130
Mid -Level Civil /Structural Engineer
$110
Junior Civil /Structural Engineer
$ 90
Senior Electrical /Mechanical Engineer
$140
Junior Electrical /Mechanical Engineer
$ 90
Architect
$120
Designer
$110
CAD Technician
S 90
CAD Drafter
$ 60
Administrative Personnel
$ 70
Clerical
$ 50