Summary:
On July 9, 2012, City Council authorized staff to negotiate an agreement with AECOM technical Services (AECOM) for the Iron Bridge Regional Water Reclamation Facility (IBRWRF) Effluent Discharge Alternatives Evaluation Project. The scope described in the RFQ included preliminary engineering, final engineering, permitting, bidding and construction administration services associated with the recommended peak flow rate and treatment improvements.
On November 5, 2012 City Council approved the original agreement for the project. The scope of the original agreement involved reviews and hydraulic evaluations of projected peak flow rates to the facility, peak capacities of individual treatment units, interconnections, effluent discharge systems (irrigation, discharge to the Orlando Easterly Wetlands, and discharge to the Little Econlockhatchee River), including reviews of the impacts and treatment improvements related to new US EPA numeric nutrient criteria (NNC) for plant effluent quality requirements for discharges to the Little Econlockhatchee River, and associated recommendations.
The Public Works Department requested a proposal from AECOM for design, bidding and permitting phase services for improvements to the Wetlands Pump Station, Aeration basin covers, chlorine contact systems, filter drains and above ground piping, and improvements to the Eastern Regional Reclaimed Water Distribution System (ERRWDS)/Wetlands transmission mains interconnection system. The combined cost estimates of these improvements total about $8,200,000. The Public Works Department has negotiated an agreement for these designs, permitting and bidding phase services and other associated services for a total not to exceed fee of $689,544.
AECOM has proposed to utilize Electrical Design Associates, Inc. with an allocated amount of $74,932 (10.9% M/WBE), Milan Engineering, Inc. for $10,830 (1.57% MBE), Team Engineering, LLC for $4,080 (0.59% WBE), CPW Construction, Inc. for $5,760 (0.84% M/WBE), EPIC Engineering and Consulting Group, LLC for $25,500 (3.7% MBE), Buchheit Associates, Inc. for $44,811 (6.5% WBE), and Devo Seereeram, Ph.D., P.E., LLC, DBA Devo Engineering, LLC. for $4,915 (0.71% MBE). The total proposed MBE and WBE participation is $170,828 for 24.77% of the project. The M/WBE Office has reviewed the scope and minority utilization plan proposal and found good faith efforts substantiated and the proposed information sufficient (memo attached). |