Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Award Contract #20250215 for Electrical Connection of Retrofitted City Grinder Pump Systems with Ehman Electrical Contractor, LLC.
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Submitted By: Keith Stewart, CPP, Procurement Management Division.
Strategic Plan Link: The City's Goal of high-quality infrastructure and facilities.
Summary Brief (Agreements/Contracts only)
1. Prepared by: Keith Stewart, CPP, PMD.
2. Parties: City of Port St. Lucie and Ehman Electrical Contractor, LLC.
3. Purpose: To perform the installation of new residential sewer grinder control panels along with the associated dedicated electrical circuits. This work will support septic-to-sewer conversions and the retrofit of existing control panels for residential grinder systems where current control panels have reached the end of their service life.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: New.
5. Duration: Three (3) year contract with option of two (2) additional one (1)-year renewals.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The Utility Systems Department's ("USD") septic-to-sewer conversion program transitions an average of more than 480 residential properties each year. This initiative plays a vital role in reducing nitrogen and phosphorus discharges into nearby waterways, thereby helping to prevent environmental issues such as algal blooms and fish kills. To support both new installations and the retrofit of aging systems, the USD requires the services of a qualified electrical contractor. These services are essential to ensure the continued reliability of residential wastewater systems and to protect the health of local ecosystems through responsible infrastructure upgrades.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential):
* Septic to Sewer Conversions: $385,000.00.
* Retrofit of Existing Control Panels: $967,500.00.
* Total Combined Annual Cost: $1,352,500.00.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council award Contract #20250215 for Electrical Conn...
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