Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Award Contract #20260079 for Glades Wastewater Treatment Facility Deep Injection Well No. 2.
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Submitted By: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer II, Procurement Management Division (PMD).
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: India Barr, Procurement Contracting Officer II, PMD.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Youngquist Brothers, LLC.
3. Purpose: The Utility Systems Department plans to construct an additional Class I deep injection well (IW-2) at the Glades Wastewater Treatment Facility to meet future demands as well as act as redundancy for the existing injection well during routine maintenance or in emergency situations.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: The term of the contract is 15 months.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: A second deep injection well mitigates operational issues in the event that the existing deep injection well fails or must undergo routine maintenance and testing. This redundancy also enables increased wastewater treatment capacity by removing constraints placed on the system by limited effluent disposal capacity, allowing for future plant expansion to meet increasing demands on the system.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): One-time expense in the amount of $15,968,500.00.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Contract #20260079 for the Glades Wastewater Treatment Facility Deep Injection Well No. 2 with Youngquist Brothers, LLC.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend and approve the recommended bid.
2. Move that the Council reject all bids and provide staff with direction to rebid or cancel the Invitation for Bids.
Background: The City of Port St. Lucie Utility Systems Department (USD) currently operates a Class I deep injection well system at the Glades Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF). The WWTF’s current treatment capacity is 12 million gallons per day (MGD) and there was always a plan to expanded. The facility is currently being evaluated, and planning is underway to expand the treatment plant capacity to either 18 or 24 MGD.
The current WWTF injection well system consists of one Class I Industrial deep injection well (IW-1) and an associated dual-zone monitor well (MW-1). The injection well system is used for disposal of treated wastewater and also serves as a backup disposal option for reverse osmosis concentrate from the James E. Anderson Water Treatment Plant. Effluent is treated to high-level disinfection standards prior to disposal via the Glades WWTF deep injection well system.
The USD plans to construct an additional Class I deep injection well (IW-2) at the WWTF to meet future demands as well as act as redundancy for the existing injection well during routine maintenance or in emergency situations. An Invitation for Bids (IFB) was issued on November 12, 2025 to 1279 potential contractors. The project documents were downloaded by 69 potential contractors, with 1 proposal submitted on January 12, 2026.
Issues/Analysis: Although there was only one bid submitted, time is of the essence on this project to construct IW-2 to meet future demand. Prior to cancelling the IFB, attempt was made to negotiate with the sole bidder, Youngquist Brothers, LLC, since there are a limited number of contractors in this field of work. Through negotiations between the parties, a savings of over $3 million was mutually agreed upon. Therefore, staff respectfully requests the contract be awarded to Youngquist Brothers, LLC.
Financial Information: Funds are appropriated in the adopted budget for Utilities Operating Fund / LTC Water Treatment Facility / Improvement (#448-3513-563000).
Special Consideration: N/A.
Location of Project: N/A.
Attachments:
1. Notice of Intent to Award.
2. Bid Tabulation.
3. Signed Contract.
4. Bid Documents.
5. Awarded Bidder’s Response.
NOTE: All of the listed items in the “Attachment” section above are in the custody of the City Clerk. Any item(s) not provided in City Council packets are available upon request from the City Clerk.
Internal Reference Number: 25300-05.
Legal Sufficiency Review:
Reviewed by Alyssa Lunin, Senior Deputy City Attorney. Approved as to Legal form and sufficiency by Richard Berrios, City Attorney.