HomeMy WebLinkAbout12909RESOLUTION NO. 12909 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND BROWN AND CALDWELL, INC., TO PROVIDE TREATMENT PROCESS DESIGN SERVICES INCIDENT TO THE 2014 STATE NUTRIENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PUEBLO WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME WHEREAS, the Pueblo Wastewater Department operates a Water Reclamation Facility providing biological nutrient removal; and WHEREAS, compliance with Water Quality Regulation No. 85 requires construction of further treatment processes; and WHEREAS, the City accepted a State grant for construction of nutrient removal facilities; and WHEREAS, Brown and Caldwell, Inc. is the Consultant Engineer of Record and is the most qualified to serve the Pueblo Wastewater Department; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. An Agreement, 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 Brown and Caldwell, Inc. to carry out pilot testing, process design, and permitting for additional nutrient removal facilities is hereby approved, subject to the conditions as set forth in said contract. SECTION 2. Work performed under this contract may include, but is not limited to, the following items: 1. Project management and administration; 2. Pilot study; 3. Site Investigation; 4. Preliminary design and Basis of Design report; 5. Permitting; 6. Final Design; 7. Bid phase services; 8. Engineering services during construction; 9. Post-construction phase services; and 10. Supplemental services. SECTION 3. The President of the City Council is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement 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 agreement shall be from the Sewer User Fund Project No. WW1303. SECTION 5. The officers and staff of the City are directed and authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Resolution and the attached agreement to effectuate the transactions described therein. SECTION 6. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage and approval. INTRODUCED: March 10, 2014 BY: Chris Kaufman COUNCILPERSON Background Paper for Proposed RESOLUTION DATE: MARCH 10, 2014 AGENDA ITEM # Q-1 DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT GENE MICHAEL, DIRECTOR TITLE A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, AND BROWN AND CALDWELL, INC., TO PROVIDE TREATMENT PROCESS DESIGN SERVICES INCIDENT TO THE 2014 STATE NUTRIENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE PUEBLO WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME ISSUE Should the City Council approve an agreement to provide treatment process design services, incident to the 2014 State Nutrient Grant Program, for the Pueblo Wastewater Department to Brown and Caldwell, Inc.? RECOMMENDATION Approve this Resolution. BACKGROUND The Wastewater Department operates the James R. DiIorio Water Reclamation Facility which is subject to nutrient removal requirements. The City of Pueblo accepted a grant from the State of Colorado in the amount of $1,080,000 in October 2013 via Ordinance No. 8647. The grant requires the Wastewater Department to construct facilities to control nutrients in accordance with the requirements of Colorado Water Quality Regulation #85 by May 2016. This agreement between the City and Brown and Caldwell, Inc. authorizes Brown and Caldwell, Inc. to carry out pilot testing, process design, and permitting for additional nutrient removal facilities. Brown and Caldwell, Inc. was selected as the Consulting Engineer of Record via Resolution No. 12828, approved on November 25, 2013. FINANCIAL IMPACT Funds for this project are available from Colorado Nutrient Grant Program and have been appropriated from the Sewer User Fund Project No. WW1303.