Consent 1.B.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 05/14/2012
- TITLE
- W.O. 12-15 Integrated Water Plan Implementation--Wastewater Treatment Facility Plan, Contract Award
- PRESENTED BY:
- David Mumford
- Department:
- Public Works
Presentation:
Information
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The Council is asked to award a professional engineering services contract in the amount of $521,900.00 for HDR Engineering, Inc. to conduct a study of the City’s Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) as part of the Integrated Water Plan Implementation (IWPI) projects. HDR was selected for this study based on City staff review of project proposals submitted by prequalified firms. Morrison-Maierle (MMI), DOWL HKM, Kadrmas, Lee and Jackson, and Great West Engineering were the other firms considered for the project.
The City of Billings will be under a new wastewater discharge permit within the next year. Additionally, the treatment facility will need to meet more stringent discharge standards for total nitrogen and phosphorus. The goal of this facility plan is to work with the City to develop a strategy to meet our new wastewater discharge permit requirements while looking long term at the proposed Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) nutrient standards.
The strategy will work with the existing wastewater treatment facility. Work will include developing the design criteria with regards to the discharge limits and flow rates. Concurrent IWPI studies and activities will be underway to provide technical data to help develop those criteria. Significant effort will put into evaluating the plant equipment, data and flow schemes. A process model will be created. The plan will determine appropriate processes and evaluate the potential plant capacity if modifications are made to the existing processes. Piping, equipment and other facility components will be partially laid-out, and a cost estimate will be completed to assist the City of Billings in developing a funding strategy.
The City of Billings will be under a new wastewater discharge permit within the next year. Additionally, the treatment facility will need to meet more stringent discharge standards for total nitrogen and phosphorus. The goal of this facility plan is to work with the City to develop a strategy to meet our new wastewater discharge permit requirements while looking long term at the proposed Montana Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) nutrient standards.
The strategy will work with the existing wastewater treatment facility. Work will include developing the design criteria with regards to the discharge limits and flow rates. Concurrent IWPI studies and activities will be underway to provide technical data to help develop those criteria. Significant effort will put into evaluating the plant equipment, data and flow schemes. A process model will be created. The plan will determine appropriate processes and evaluate the potential plant capacity if modifications are made to the existing processes. Piping, equipment and other facility components will be partially laid-out, and a cost estimate will be completed to assist the City of Billings in developing a funding strategy.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
The Council may:
• Award the engineering contract to HDR Engineering; or
• Do not award the engineering contract to HDR Engineering. If this project is not completed, the City will be unable to sufficiently evaluate its Wastewater Treatment Facility and effectively implement an Integrated Water Plan.
• Award the engineering contract to HDR Engineering; or
• Do not award the engineering contract to HDR Engineering. If this project is not completed, the City will be unable to sufficiently evaluate its Wastewater Treatment Facility and effectively implement an Integrated Water Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The funding for the project was budgeted in FY2012 and the source is wastewater funds. A summary of the funding is as follows:
| Project Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Previously Encumbered | $0 |
| This Contract | $521,900 |
| Budget Remaining | $1,478,100 |
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council award a professional engineering services contract to HDR Engineering in the amount of $521,900.00.