Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Approve Amendment #11 to Contract #20170132 for Design Services for the Westport Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion.
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Submitted By: Robyn Holder, CPPB, 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: Robyn Holder, CPPB (PMD).
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and CHA Consulting, Inc. fka Reiss Engineering, Inc.
3. Purpose: To assist the City in meeting wastewater treatment standards mandated by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modified.
5. Duration: Contract Expiration remains on October 11, 2026.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: Reducing nitrogen and phosphorus from effluent water, through high quality treatment, will result in a reduced growth of algae, improved water quality in general, and will reduce any negative effects on the St. Lucie River.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): An additional $279,903.75 for a new Contract amount of $7,127,342.60.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve Amendment #11 to Contract #20170132 for Design Services for the Westport Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion with CHA Consulting, Inc. fka Reiss Engineering, Inc.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and approve Amendment #11 to Contract #20170132.
2. Move that the Council not approve Amendment #11 to Contract #20170132 and provide staff with direction.
Background: The Westport Wastewater Treatment Facility is permitted to treat up to 6.0 million gallons per day (MGD) of wastewater using biological processes that meet secondary treatment standards of 20 mg/L for both Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) and Total Suspended Solids (TSS), with no current limits for Total Nitrogen (TN) or Phosphorus (P).
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