Title
Biosolids Removal Services Agreement - Amendment (Ordinance S-47683)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute an amendment to Agreement 147292 with Synagro of California, LLC, to provide additional funding to the contract. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $2,596,000.
Report
Summary
Biosolids are a byproduct of the wastewater treatment process. Synagro of California, LLC is responsible for transporting, reusing and disposing of digested biosolids for the Water Services Department 23rd Avenue and 91st Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP).
This amendment is necessary due to an increase in the volume of biosolids being processed at the 91st Avenue WWTP. Load fees are based on weight and frequency, both of which have increased.
Financial Impact
The initial agreement for Biosolids Removal Services was authorized for a fee not-to-exceed $12 million. An amendment increased the authorization for the agreement by $741,000, for a total value not-to-exceed $12,741,000. This amendment will increase the authorization for the agreement by an additional $2,596,000, for a new total not-to-exceed agreement value of $15,337,000.
Funding for this amendment is available in the Water Services Department's Operating budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council approved:
- Biosolids Removal Services Agreement 147292 (Ordinance S-44478) on April 18, 2018; and
- Biosolids Removal Services Agreement 147292 - Amendment (Ordinance S-46608) on May 20, 2020.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Karen Peters and the Water Services Department.