Title
Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility Preliminary Design
Action
Action:
Approve a contract in the amount of $6,911,323 with Joint Venture of Crowder
Construction Company/Garney Companies, Inc. for Design-Build preliminary design
services for the Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility project.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
David Czerr, Charlotte Water
Ron Hargrove, Charlotte Water
Carl Wilson, Charlotte Water
Explanation
* This contract will provide the first phase of design services for the Stowe Regional Water Resource Recovery Facility (SRWRRF) project (adjacent to Council Districts 2 and 3).
* SRWRRF will be owned by the city and operated by Charlotte Water and will treat flows from the existing Long Creek basin as well as flow from the cities of Mount Holly and Belmont.
* On October 29, 2019, the city issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ); two proposals were received.
* Joint Venture of Crowder Construction Company/Garney Companies, Inc. is the best qualified firm to meet the city's needs on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications of professional services in response to the RFQ requirements.
* Joint Venture of Crowder Construction Company/Garney Companies, Inc. will thoroughly evaluate treatment process options in order to allow Charlotte Water to then proceed into detailed design for the selected alternatives. For the next phase of the project, specific design options will be determined, and Council will receive a request for the approval of the detailed design fee for this facility.
* The SRWRRF is estimated to be in operation by the fourth quarter of 2024.
Charlotte Business INClusion
The city negotiates participation for Design-Build contracts after the firm is selected and scopes of work are defined for design and construction services (Part G: Section 2.4 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). Joint Venture of Crowder Construction Company/Garney Companies, Inc. has committed $555,700 or approxi...
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