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council Meeting: February 27, 1990
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Santa Monica, California
To: Mayor and City Council
From: City staff
Subject: Recommendation to Authorize the city Manager to
Negotiate and Execute a contract wi th CH2MHILL
Engineers for a Wastewater Master Plan Study in the
Amount of $170,000
INTRODUCTION
This report recommends that the city council authorize the city
Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with CH2MHILL
Engineers to conduct a Wastewater Master Plan study in the amount
of $170,000.
BACKGROUND
One of the City's current year budget objectives is to conduct a
Wastewater Master Plan study.
The City Council appropriated
funds to conduct this study in the Fiscal Year 1989-90 budget.
A key goal of the study will be to generate a computerized data
base of the sewer system, including locations, sizes, slopes, and
appurtenant structures and facilities. The proposed Wastewater
Master Plan scope of work will:
1. Determine current and proj ected deficiencies in the sewer
system:
2. Develop a sewer main maintenance and replacement program:
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Develop design flows for various land uses; and
4. Review and recommend modifications, if necessary, to the fee
structure to adequately finance improvements and operation
and maintenance of the sewer system,
and prepare a
wastewater revenue plan.
This will be the most extensive study of the sewer system ever
undertaken by the city, requiring approximately ten months to
complete, at a cost of $170,000.
CONSULTANT SELECTION
staff prepared a Request for Proposal to conduct a Wastewater
Master Plan study and sent it to 13 consultants in December 1989.
staff received 8 proposals to conduct the study.
A committee
consisting of Stan Scholl, Director of General Services, Desi
Alvarez, City Engineer, Byron Gaines, utility Manager, and
Suzanne FriCk, Senior Planner, evaluated the written proposals
and recommended that CH2MHILL Engineers, be selected to conduct
the study.
BUDGET/FINANCIAL IMPACT
Funds in the amount of $150,000 and $20,000 are available in
Wastewater CIP Account Number 31-760-661-24190-8928-99121 and
Account Number 31-760-661-24189-8928-99121, respectively, for
this purpose.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager
to negotiate and execute a contract with CH2MHILL Engineers to
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conduct the Wastewater Master Plan study.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Desi Alvarez, P.E., city Engineer
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