Agenda No. 8.
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
| City Council Meeting: | October 12, 2021 |
| Department: | Engineering |
| Subject: | Resolution No. 21-R-108 - Consideration and/or action approving a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, authorizing a contract with Raba Kistner, Inc., for Construction Materials Observation and Testing Services related to the Woman Hollering Creek Wastewater Project. (B. James/K. Woodlee) |
BACKGROUND
The Woman Hollering Creek Wastewater Trunk Main and Lift Station Project (WHC WW Project) is part of the City's effort to establish and expand public wastewater collection and conveyance service to the southern portion of Schertz. The project generally consists of 13,000 linear feet (lf) of 30-inch diameter gravity main, 1,500 lf of 18-inch gravity main, 6,000 lf of 14-inch force main, and a wastewater lift station with 16-foot diameter storage and wet wells. Once constructed, the project will provide the backbone to a future system that will serve approximately 4,461 acres and 6,450 dwelling units in an area known as the WHC sewershed. The project will convey wastewater to the newly constructed CCMA water reclamation plant on Trainer Hale Road.
Construction of the WHC WW Project is expected to cost $11,100,000 and will take 12 to 15 months to be fully complete. To provide for the necessary quality control of construction, the services of a qualified materials testing consultant are needed. Raba Kistner has an existing master agreement to provide on call geotechnical services for the City that was established using the Request for Qualifications procurement process. This task order falls under the scope of the master agreement established and approved by council on resolution 20-R-79.
The costs associated with this task order will be approximately $90,000. That amount will be covered under the total funding for construction and ancillary tasks associated with the WHC WW Project.
Construction of the WHC WW Project is expected to cost $11,100,000 and will take 12 to 15 months to be fully complete. To provide for the necessary quality control of construction, the services of a qualified materials testing consultant are needed. Raba Kistner has an existing master agreement to provide on call geotechnical services for the City that was established using the Request for Qualifications procurement process. This task order falls under the scope of the master agreement established and approved by council on resolution 20-R-79.
The costs associated with this task order will be approximately $90,000. That amount will be covered under the total funding for construction and ancillary tasks associated with the WHC WW Project.
GOAL
The goal of the materials testing contract is to provide the necessary field quality control including observations, sampling, field testing and laboratory testing during installation of the Woman Hollering Creek Wastewater trunk main, lift station, and forcemain.
COMMUNITY BENEFIT
The community benefits from having properly constructed projects. Quality control activities work to ensure that materials and compaction of backfill comply with project specifications. The work that Raba Kistner will perform under this task order will provide that service.
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION
Staff recommends Council approve Resolution 21-R-108.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funding needed for the not to exceed amount of this agreement is $90,000. That amount will be covered under the total funding for construction and ancillary tasks associated with the WHC WW Project. Total funding for the current construction effort comes from a combination of 2013 Bond Sales, Wastewater Capital Recovery Funds, and planned Future Bond Sales, and totals $11,783,000.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve Resolution 21-R-108.