Title
Approval of Services Agreement No. AGR 24-47 with Molzen Corbin & Associates Inc. for the Purpose of Engineering Services for the Bayo Non-Potable Booster Station Rehabilitation Project
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Services Agreement No. AGR24-47 with Molzen Corbin & Associates Inc. in the amount of $313,930.00, plus applicable gross receipts tax, for the purpose of Engineering Services for the Bayo Non-Potable Booster Station Rehabilitation Project; I further move that the Utilities Manager serve as the authorized signatory for the Incorporated County of Los Alamos on this agreement.
Utilities Managers Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities approved this request at their regular session on March 20, 2024 and recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
The existing Bayo Booster Station, located adjacent to the composting facility, pumps treated effluent from the Los Alamos Wastewater Treatment Plant to a tank at the Los Alamos Middle School for irrigating the golf course and North Mesa ball fields. The booster station has been in service for 32 years. These engineering services will design and specify various mechanical and electrical upgrades which include a new disinfection system, motor control center, electric gear, valves, air relief /vacuum valves, instrumentation & controls and miscellaneous antiquated features in need of replacement. The DPU is negotiating with DOE/NNSA to sell effluent water to the Laboratory for cooling super computers. When this happens the Bayo Booster Station will increase its operation from seven months per year to 12 months per year. The Bayo Booster Station is the single means to pump effluent into Los Alamos and this rehabilitation effort will prepare the facility for many years of reliable operation.
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