Title
Approval and Ratification of Amendment No. 1 to AGR20-23 Engineering Services for the Otowi Well No. 2 and Otowi Well No. 4 MCC Replacement Project with Wilson & Company Inc. Engineers and Architects
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve and ratify Amendment No. 1 to AGR20-23 Engineering Services for the Otowi Well No. 2 and Otowi Well No. 4 MCC Replacement Project with Wilson & Company Inc., Engineers and Architects in the Amount of $27,044.35 for a total agreement cost of $232,857.89 plus Applicable Gross Receipts Tax in a form acceptable to the County Attorney.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve as presented.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities reviewed this request at their regular session on January 17, 2024 and recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
The engineering service agreement for the Otowi Well No. 2 and Otowi Well No. 4 MCC Replacement project was awarded in June 2021. The primary tasks included an initial evaluation of powering the new well by either electricity or by natural gas, based on the evaluation results proceed to preliminary and final design of the project, bidding support and construction engineering services. The additional work performed that make up this Amendment No. 1 are summarized below. The power options evaluation was expanded to included a third option which included an electric motor driven well with a natural gas generator that could serve as a back-up power supply or provided power to the well when economic conditions were more favorable using natural gas. There was extensive discussion during the presentation of the power evaluation study to the Utility Board focused on the water supply redundancy and resilience. The Utility Board directed staff to design the building to accommodate the generator and bid the generator as an additive alternate. In addition, the Utility Board directed st...
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