HomeMy WebLinkAbout07619ORDINANCE NO. 7619
AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $245,464.00 AND
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND THE BLACK & VEATCH
CORPORATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH DESIGN AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NORTHERN INTERCEPTOR SEWER EVALUATION AND DESIGN
PROJECT
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1
Funds in the amount of $245,464.00 are hereby budgeted and appropriated out of the
Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvement Fund and the Agreement for Professional
Engineering Services by and between Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, and Black & Veatch
Corporation, a true copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the
"Agreement ") having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement in the name
and on behalf of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest
same.
SECTION 3
Funds for payment for professional services under said Agreement in the amount of
$245,464.00 shall be paid from appropriated and unencumbered funds budgeted in the City's 2007
Budget from the Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvement Fund.
INTRODUCED June 25. 2007
BY Michael Occhiato
Councilperson
APPROVED: a
#?ESIDEINTof City Council
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED: July 9, 2007
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: June 25, 2007
DEPARTMENT: WASTEWATER
Gene Michael
TITLE
AGENDA ITEM # a3
AN ORDINANCE MAKING AN APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $245,464.00
AND APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PUEBLO AND THE
BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED
WITH DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE NORTHERN INTERCEPTOR
SEWER EVALUATION AND DESIGN PROJECT
ISSUE
Should the City Council approve an agreement in the amount of $245,464.00
with the Black & Veatch Corporation for engineering services associated with
design and specifications for the Northern Interceptor Sewer Evaluation and
Design Project?
RECOMMENDATION
Approval of this Ordinance
BACKGROUND
Development along the Interstate Highway 25 corridor in the northern area of
Pueblo has led to significantly increased wastewater flows in the principal
sanitary sewer interceptor serving the area, and it is anticipated that flows will
continue to increase. A hydraulic "bottleneck" in the line exists in an area south
of Colorado Highway 47 along the 1 -25 frontage road which needs to be relieved
and the line upsized to accommodate both approved projects and projects
currently in planning stages. Wastewater flows from new development will be
carried by a trunk sewer within the 1 -25 frontage road alignment. The first phase
of construction must be accomplished in 2008 to ensure that current and future
projects will be able to be served.
The proposed Northern Interceptor Replacement Project (`Project') is complex
because of the size of the planned new sanitary sewer main and the extent of the
project. Ultimately, this trunk sewer will need to be upsized from near 4` Street
to Hwy 47 to accommodate anticipated wastewater flows. The Project is
presently conceived in three phases. Phase 1, for which construction is planned
for 2008, will upsize the sanitary sewer main to 27 -inch diameter between
Highway 47 to 29 Street. Phase 2, as presently conceived, will upsize sanitary
sewer mains between 29` Street and approximately 19 Street, and Phase 3 will
upsize mains from 6` Street to 4` Street. Phases 2 and 3 will take place in the
future as increased wastewater flows require. It is anticipated that Phases 2 and
3 may be delayed by as much as 10 years. However, the preliminary design of
all three phases should be accomplished now in order to integrate all phases of
the plan and ensure that future modifications of the existing sanitary sewer
system will be compatible with the long range plan.
This Ordinance will authorize design planning for all three Project phases, as well
as engineering design and preparation of bid documents for Phase 1. The
overall Project plan and the Phase 1 engineering design will be completed in
2007. It is planned that Phase 1 of the project will go to bid in January 2008, and
construction will be completed in 2008. The timing for Phases 2 and 3 will be
determined in future years based on results of periodic flow monitoring.
The Project requires extensive engineering and geotechnical work to design a
new alignment, replace existing infrastructure, and develop methods to carry out
the work without causing sewage spills and with minimal disruption to existing
businesses and infrastructure. Due to its complexity, the critical time frame, and
the existing work load, the Wastewater Department has determined that the
City's Engineer of Record for wastewater, Black & Veatch, should take the lead
in project planning and design.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Because the project is driven directly by growth, it seems appropriate to fund
both the design effort and construction from the Sanitary Sewer Collection
System Improvements Fund ( "Fund "). Monies in the Fund are collected from
sanitary sewer connection fees, and are intended to be used for growth- related
capital projects approved by City Council. The proposal to use the Fund for the
Project design and construction was presented to the Pueblo Planning and
Zoning Commission on May 30 2007, and the Commission made the
recommendation that the proposal was an appropriate expenditure for the Fund.
Documentation of that recommendation is attached. It does, however, remain the
province solely of Council to approve projects using monies from the Fund, in
accordance with § 16 -11 -4 of the Pueblo Municipal Code.
A copy of the form of the agreement with Black & Veatch is also attached.