File #: O-096-25    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 2/24/2025 In control: Public Utilities Department
On agenda: 3/25/2025 Final action: 3/25/2025
Title: Authorizing the Mayor to apply for, enter into agreements, accept and deposit loan proceeds from the Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) and the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) into the Sanitary Sewer Loan Replacement Fund for Bay View Water Reclamation Plant Improvements Program Management; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of the loan proceeds from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $1,000,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund for the payment of loan administration fees and miscellaneous non-loan funded project costs; authorizing a dedicated source for repayment of said loan; authorizing the Mayor to accept proposals and bids and execute necessary agreements and contracts related to the project; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Video: City Council 3/25/2025, 2. Video: City Council 3/11/2025, 3. Video: Agenda Review 3/4/2025

Label
DPU031125 BVWRPIMPROVEMENTPROGRAMMANAGEMENT
DPU/Division of Water Reclamation
S.Sibley (x1331)
Revised

Title
Authorizing the Mayor to apply for, enter into agreements, accept and deposit loan proceeds from the Ohio EPA Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) and the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) into the Sanitary Sewer Loan Replacement Fund for Bay View Water Reclamation Plant Improvements Program Management; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of the loan proceeds from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund in an amount not to exceed $50,000,000; authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of $1,000,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund for the payment of loan administration fees and miscellaneous non-loan funded project costs; authorizing a dedicated source for repayment of said loan; authorizing the Mayor to accept proposals and bids and execute necessary agreements and contracts related to the project; and declaring an emergency.

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Division of Water Reclamation (Division) contracted with Arcadis to prepare a facilities plan of improvements at the Bay View Water Reclamation Plant (BVWRP) under Ordinance 348-24. The facilities plan was amended to include a resource recovery analysis and evaluation by a Blue Ribbon panel. The resulting facilities plan and amendments recommends a comprehensive 15-year program of improvement at the BVWRP (Program) to ensure its ability to continue operating effectively and meet all permit requirements well into the future.

The Division has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Program Management, to include design, construction management, and commissioning phases of the Program. The Division received one proposal in response to the RFP, which was from a team made up of Arcadis, with major subconsultants AECOM, Jones and Henry, and Tetra Tech. The Division's Selection Committee has reviewed Arcadis's proposal and determined that they have the necessary q...

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