REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Program Management and Related Services for the Reconstruction of the Water Pollution Control Plant (F14-05)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a three-year contract to CDM Smith of Walnut Creek for Program Management Services related to the reconstruction of the Water Pollution Control Plant (Plant or WPCP) as detailed below. Contract costs will be $6,166,807 for core program management services and up to $2,480,000 for additional reconstruction program tasks for a total not-to-exceed contract value of $8,646,807. Approval is also requested for a 5% contract contingency on the core services in the amount of $308,340. Total expenses for the first three years of the program will not exceed $8,955,147.
Overall services under this contract include quality assurance of design work products; oversight of new construction; records management; financial and schedule oversight; regulatory and environmental operational compliance; public outreach program implementation; coordination of simultaneous plant programs, new facilities commissioning; and automation and controls systems integration.
The contract is recommended for an initial three-year period. Consultant performance will be assessed in year two of the contract, at which time staff will either recommend Council approval for a contract extension or conduct a new competitive proposal process. Given the scope and duration of the reconstruction program, services provided under this or subsequent program management contracts may last 10 years or longer. It is also likely that contract scope and/or pricing modifications will be necessary as major wastewater process decisions are finalized and the entire reconstruction program is fully defined over the next several years.
BACKGROUND
The Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) was initially constructed in the 1950s, and with additions over the years it has grown to a tertiar...
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