Title
27th Avenue Phoenix Compost Facility - Professional Services - PW16700021 (Ordinance S-43297)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Green Mountain Technologies, Inc. (GMT) (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) to provide professional services for commissioning, verification, oversight and training for the 27th Avenue Compost Facility at the Resource Innovation Campus (RIC) and the Pilot Compost Area at the 27th Avenue Transfer Station. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
The Public Works Department's 27th Avenue Compost Facility is currently under construction with expected completion in April 2017. The facility is designed with a state-of-the-art system to produce compost from the City's green organics collection programs.
GMT has unique and specialized composting experience. GMT's services for the compost facility startup include transitioning the facilities to full operations by providing training and equipment commissioning to City staff who will assume oversight duties at the site, including checking all processing equipment and facilities' mechanical and electrical systems for designed processing capacity and load rates, equipment vendor and document key training, operation and maintenance of aeration floor and cleanout system, probes, dampers manifolds and leachate collection vault, sedimentation systems, vault, pond and tank aerators, water reuse systems, biofilters and well and city water irrigation systems.
Procurement Information
Green Mountain Technologies, Inc. was chosen for this project using a direct-select process in accordance with Title 34 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
Contract Term
The term of this contract is expected to take approximately 24 months. Contract work scope identified and incorporated into the contract prior to the end of the contract may be agreed to by the parties, and work may extend past the termination for work in progress. No additional contract work scope changes may be executed after the end of the contract term.
Financial Impact
Green Mountain Technologies, Inc.'s fee will not exceed $123,600.40, which includes all subconsultant and reimbursable costs. Funding is available in the Public Works Department's Solid Waste Capital Replacement budget. Contract payments may be made up to the contract limits for all rendered contract services, which may extend past the contract termination.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
Council approved Design Contract No. 140407 with Arrington Watkins Architects, LLC (AWA) on April 15, 2015. Green Mountain Technologies, Inc. has been part of the AWA team from the beginning of this process.
Location
3060 S. 27th Ave. (South of Lower Buckeye Road on 27th Avenue)
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Managers Karen Peters and Mario Paniagua, the Public Works Department and the City Engineer.