Title
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Rehabilitation Phase 1 - Engineering Services - WS90100111 (Ordinance S-46821)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Arcadis U.S., Inc. (Arcadis), to provide Engineering Services that include design and construction administration and inspection (CA&I) services for the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Rehabilitation Phase 1 project. Further request to authorize execution of amendments to the agreement as necessary within the Council-approved expenditure authority as provided below, and for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The fee for services will not exceed $5,430,000.
Additionally, request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to take all action deemed necessary to execute all utilities-related design and construction agreements, licenses, permits, and requests for utility services related to the development, design and construction of the project and to include disbursement of funds. Utility services include, but are not limited to: electrical, water, sewer, natural gas, telecommunication, cable television, railroads and other modes of transportation. This authorization excludes any transaction involving an interest in real property.
Report
Summary
The purpose of this project is to rehabilitate the facilities and equipment used to treat and process solids at the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant including replacement of equipment throughout the solids treatment process. This equipment includes, but is not limited to: centrifuges, pumps, motors, heat exchangers, cake pumps, sludge hoppers, piping, control instruments and panels, and electrical equipment including panels, variable frequency drives, transformers, and motor control centers.
Arcadis’ services include, but are not limited to: preparation of complete sets of construction documents and any necessary special documents for the 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Rehabilitation Phase I project, performance of engineering services required to gather data, conduct evaluations, perform analyses, to rehabilitate and make improvements to Digester Mixing Systems, Digester Control Buildings, Hot Water System and Boiler Buildings, Primary and Waste Activated Solids Thickening Systems, Biosolids Dewatering Systems, Solids Area Odor Control Systems, and Solids Area Electrical Power Distribution.
The 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant is owned by the Sub-Regional Operating Group (SROG) and operated by the City of Phoenix.
This agreement is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of the public and critical to operations for the City.
Procurement Information
The selection was made using a qualifications-based selection process set forth in section 34-603(H) of the Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.). In accordance with A.R.S. section 34-603(H), the City may not publicly release information on proposals received or the scoring results until an agreement is awarded. Five firms submitted proposals and are listed below:
Selected Firm
Rank 1: Arcadis U.S., Inc.
Additional Proposers
Rank 2: Greeley and Hansen LLC
Rank 3: Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.
Rank 4: Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Rank 5: Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
Contract Term
The term of the agreement is three years from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Work scope identified and incorporated into the agreement prior to the end of the term may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination of the agreement. No additional changes may be executed after the end of the term.
Financial Impact
The agreement value for Arcadis U.S., Inc. will not exceed $5,430,000, including all subconsultant and reimbursable costs.
Funding is available in the Water Services Department's Capital Improvement Program budget. The Budget and Research Department will separately review and approve funding availability prior to execution of any amendments. Payments may be made up to agreement limits for all rendered agreement services, which may extend past the agreement termination.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- The SROG Advisors authorized the project on June 10, 2020.
Location
91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant
Council District: 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Karen Peters and Mario Paniagua, the Water Services Department, and the City Engineer.