Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve Waiver of Bid for Contract #20220067 with Holtz Consulting Engineers, Inc. for Phase 1 of Progressive Design-Build to Connect Homes to City Sewer
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Submitted By: Kevin R. Matyjaszek, Utility Systems Department Director
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of a high-performing city government organization.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Utility Systems Department ("USD")
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Holtz Consulting Engineers, Inc., a Florida corporation.
3. Purpose: The USD offered the developer of Noble Oaks Estates the opportunity to connect up to 15 homes to the City's utility system. With the focus on water quality, and to avoid adding additional septic systems in proximity to the river, the Engineer would design and, subject to approval, construct a lift station to connect the low pressure main, force main and related appurtenances up to the point of service for each home. The design-builder collaborates with the City to create or confirm the project's basis of design, and then advances that design. At the point in time where the design has achieved an appropriate level of definition that aligns with the City's needs, the design-builder will provide a formal commercial proposal (including the overall contract price) for Phase 2 services.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New
5. Duration: The estimated time for completion of construction of the lift station is 270 days from the date the City issues a notice to proceed for Phase 2.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: Constructing the lift station would further the goal to preserve water quality on the river. The lift station would immediately take waste flows from the newly constructed homes but would also be designed and built to accommodate additional flows from surrounding neighborhoods aging septic systems should the homeowners choose to convert to City sewer. Also, the lift station would be able...
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