More than 10 years ago, the City began upgrading the Southeast Water Reclamation Plant (SEWRP) facilities in phases, with a goal to upgrade Plant No. 3 and Plant No. 4, by incorporating biological nutrient removal (BNR) into the treatment process; thereby allowing the effluent to be discharged to the North Fork of the Double Mountain Fork of the Brazos River. Plant 4 has been upgraded with a BNR treatment process; however, Plant No. 3 still requires upgrading. Improving the wastewater quality produced by Plant No. 3 will assist the City in moving away from expensive land application disposal, in preparing to use the effluent for more beneficial uses such as Lake 7, and for a drinking water supply in the future.
On June 13, 2021, City Council awarded Contract 15739 to Freese & Nichols, Inc., for evaluating various alternatives of biological nutrient removal processes and for providing preliminary engineering report specifying the most cost-effective technology to use for Plant No. 3 BNR upgrades.
Under Contract 17618, Freese & Nichols, Inc., will perform the following services associated with the SEWRP Plant No. 3. BNR Improvements Capital Improvements Project:
• Final Engineering Report;
• Preliminary Design;
• Final Design;
• Bid Phase Services, Survey; and,
• Geotechnical Engineering, and Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Construction (TPDES) Major Permit Amendment Services.
Contract negotiations were conducted with Freese and Nichols, Inc., and fair and reasonable hourly rates were determined for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,499,391, with 600 consecutive calendar days to perform the services. |
