Title
Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Reliability Improvements
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $3,301,659 with HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas for the final design, procurement assistance, and construction administration services associated with the Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Reliability Improvements project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Barry Shearin, Charlotte Water
Explanation
§ The Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), near South Park at Fairview Road, is one of Charlotte Water’s oldest treatment plants, originally constructed in the 1920s, with major improvements in the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s.
§ The primary objectives of the Reliability Improvements project are to identify and implement required upgrades to continue treating daily plant flow, while meeting all existing discharge permitting requirements as well as adding chemical nutrient removal capability.
Upgrades include:
- Aeration system improvements,
- Main lift station improvements,
- Effluent filter upgrades,
- Potable and non-portable water system improvements, and
- Instrumentation and control improvements.
§ On December 17, 2013, Charlotte Water issued a Request for Qualifications for Phase 2 Reliability Improvements at the Sugar Creek WWTP; three responses were received from interested service providers.
§ HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas was selected based on their firm and project team member experience.
§ HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas will provide services from preliminary engineering and final design through construction administration.
- On September 22, 2014, the City Council approved the contract for the preliminary engineering report to first identify improvements.
- The contract in the amount of $3,301,659 will provide final design plans and specifications, procurement assistance, and construction administration services.
§ Charlotte Water presented this project to the Charlotte Water Advisory Committee on October 15, 2015. Charlotte Water also presented this project to the City Council Environment Committee on November 11, 2015.
§ Charlotte Water plans to use the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) project delivery method to provide more certainty with respect to project cost and schedule, mitigate risk during construction, enhance Minority/Woman/Small Business Enterprise participation during construction, and allow for more effective coordination of construction and start-up activities with Charlotte Water operations staff.
§ The CMAR project delivery method will require two additional contracts.
- The first will provide for the CMAR’s preconstruction services during design, and
- The second will include the actual construction of the project. These contracts will be approved by City Council at a later date.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The City negotiated subcontracting participation after the proposal selection process (Part C: Section 2.1(h) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). For this contract, HDR Engineering Inc. of the Carolinas has committed 2.82% ($93,000) of the total contract amount to the following certified firms:
• Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC (SBE) ($58,000) (inspections and material testing)
• CITI, LLC (MBE) ($15,000) (systems integration design support)
• Richa Graphics (SBE, MBE) ($10,000) (printing)
• Chef Charles Catering (SBE) ($5,000) (catering)
• R. Joe Harris & Associates, PLLC (SBE) ($5,000) (surveying)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Charlotte Water Community Investment Plan
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