Title
Construction Manager at Risk Services for the Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Reliability Improvements Project
Action
Action:
Award a contract in the amount of $23,499,728 to the Construction Manager at Risk, Garney Companies, Inc. for the Construction Phase of the Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Reliability Improvements project.
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Staff Resource(s):
Angela Lee, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* The Sugar Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, 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, and adding chemical nutrient removal capability.
* Upgrades include:
* Aeration system and lift station improvements,
* Effluent filter upgrades, and
* Instrumentation and control improvements.
* Charlotte Water will 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 and Women Business Enterprise participation, and allow for more effective coordination of construction and start-up activities with Charlotte Water operations staff.
* This contract with Garney Companies, Inc. is for Construction Phase Services, including coordination of all construction activities, managing all subcontractors, delivering the project on schedule and on budget, and construction phase collaboration with Charlotte Water and the engineering design consultant.
* On February 17, 2016, the City issued a Request for Qualifications; six responses were received from interested service providers.
* Garney Companies, Inc. wa...
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