REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Digester #1 Cleanout at the Water Pollution Control Plant (F17-107) and Approve Budget Modification No. 4
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in an amount not to exceed $158,840 to Synagro-WWT, Inc. of Baltimore to cleanout Digester #1 at the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP). Approval is also requested for a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $15,884, and for Budget Modification No. 4 to provide additional project funding.
EXISTING POLICY
In accordance with Section 2.08.060 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, maintenance work anticipated to cost more than $50,000 is conducted through the issuance of an Invitation for Bids (IFB), with a contract awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
Pursuant to 2.08 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, City Council approval is required for contracts exceeding $100,000.
Pursuant to Sunnyvale Charter Section 1305, at any meeting after the adoption of the budget, the City Council may amend or supplement the budget by motion adopted by affirmative votes of at least four members so as to authorize the transfer of unused balances appropriated for one purpose to another, or to appropriate available revenue not included in the budget.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Cleanout of Digester #1 is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301(b) as it relates to maintenance of an existing public utility facility and involves no expansion of the existing use beyond that presently existing.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The WPCP has 4 Anaerobic Digesters that require periodic cleaning to remove accumulated debris that become trapped inside during normal operation. Over time inorganic debris accumulates at the bottom of the digester. Floatable material intertwines through the mixing action of the pumping system and floats to the top of the digester tank creating a thick mat. The ...
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