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DPU071525OGONTZPUMPSTATIONFOLLOWUP
Water Reclamation
Mike Schreidah (x2607)
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Authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of an additional amount of $500,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund for the design and construction of the Ogontz Pump Station Project; authorizing the Mayor to amend the engineering contract with Tetra Tech, Engineer of Record, to provide additional professional engineering, metering and testing, inspection, construction management, and other services related to the construction of the Ogontz Pump Station Project; authorizing the Mayor to waive the competitive bidding provisions of TMC Chapter 187 for the continuation of Tetra Tech's professional engineering, metering and testing, inspection, construction management and other services related to the construction of the Ogontz Pump Station Project; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
Ordinance No. 519-23 authorized the appropriation and expenditure of $750,000 for the design and construction of the Ogontz Pump Station in South Toledo. The new pump station will redirect the sewage flow from a South Toledo subdivision to the Toledo's collection system instead of the Maumee's collection system. The Division contracted with Tetra Tech as the sole engineering bidder to provide design engineering services for the Ogontz Pump Station Project. During the design phase, Tetra Tech encountered sewage flow metering and testing challenges, which require additional engineering services to properly size the new pump station. The Division would like to retain Tetra Tech as the Engineer of Record to provide professional engineering services during the bidding and construction phases of the project. Recently, Tetra Tech estimated the cost of design and construction plus contingency at $1,250,000, which would require the addition of $500,000 to the amount that was authorized by Ordinance 519-23. The Division is therefore requesting the waiver of all competitive biddi...
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