Placement: Consent Agenda
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Ratify Amendments #1 - #4 and Approve Amendment #5 to Contract #20220112 for the Western Raw Water Main Construction Project.
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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 Accurate Drilling Systems, Inc.
3. Purpose: Installation of new 30-inch & 24-inch raw water transmission mains to service future well sites F-37, F-38 & F-39.
4. New/Renewal/Modified: Modified.
5. Duration: Ratififcation of Amendments #1 - #4 included additional time detailed below. Amendment #5 does not include a time extension. The expiration date remains 02/28/2026.
6. Benefits to Port St. Lucie: The new mains are essential for the transmission of raw water from new Floridan Aquifer wells to the JEA Water Treatment Facility ("WTF"), allowing for increased potable water production.
7. Cost to Port St. Lucie (Annual and Potential): An additional $206,893.00 is being requested for a new Contract total of $7,794,320.70.
Presentation Information: N/A.
Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council ratify Amendments #1 - #4 and approve Amendment #5 to Contract #20220112 for the Western Raw Water Main Construction Project with Accurate Drilling Systems, Inc.
Alternate Recommendations:
1. Move that the Council amend the recommendation and ratify Amendments #1 - #4 and approve Amendment #5 to Contract #20220112.
2. Move that the Council not ratify Amendments #1 - #4 nor approve Amendment #5 and provide staff with direction.
Background: Over the past 15 years, the Utility Systems Department ("USD") has seen changes in raw water quality from existing JEA Floridan Aquifer wells. In order to reduce the burden on the wellfield, as well as increase water quality and production, the USD is investin...
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