Regional Water System
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Leonard Water Treatment Plant Phase II; Project No. 101-0600-21
Leonard WTP Terminal Storage Reservoir Phase II; Project No. 101-0601-21
Bois d’Arc Lake Raw Water Pump Station Phase II; Project No. 101-0602-21
Leonard WTP High Service Pump Station Phase II; Project No. 101-0603-22
Additional Services for Construction Management and Inspection - Construction Phase
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SUBJECT
recommendation
Recommend Board authorization for additional construction management and inspection services, and Internal Inspection Services for the construction of four projects that comprise the Bois d’Arc Lake System Phase II Program.
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PURPOSE
This agreement will provide outsourced technical and administrative resources for the daily activities related with the oversight, construction management, and quality assurance, and supplemental inspection support of the NTMWD internal Inspectors during the construction across the four projects of the Bois d’Arc Lake System Phase II Program. This is a subsequent phase of the Construction Management Services Agreement to Black & Veatch, which was previously authorized by Administrative Memorandum No. 5923 in July 2023.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors authorize additional services as follows:
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Consultant: |
Black and Veatch Corporation (Black & Veatch) |
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Scope: |
Construction Management and Inspection Services for Bois d’Arc Lake System Phase II Program |
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Project: |
Leonard Water Treatment Plant Phase II (Leonard WTP), Project No. 101-0600-21 Leonard WTP Terminal Storage Reservoir (TSR) Phase II, Project No. 101-0601-21 Bois d’Arc Lake Raw Water Pump Station (BDL RWPS) Phase II, Project No. 101-0602-21 Leonard WTP High Service Pump Station (HSPS) Phase II, Project No. 101-0603-22 |
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Amount: |
Construction Management and Inspection Amount: $15,956,446 Internal Inspection Services Amount: $1,962,000 |
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Strategic Objective: |
1.4 - Reliable and Resilient System capacity |
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1.2 - Successfully deliver capital program |
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Committee: |
This will be an item on the March 27, 2024, Water Committee meeting agenda |
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
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☐ Regulatory Compliance |
☐ Asset Condition |
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☒ Capacity |
☒ Redundancy/Resiliency |
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☐ Relocation or External Requests |
☐ Operational Efficiency |
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☐ Safety |
☐ Administrative |
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☐ Policy |
☐ Other _____________ |
BACKGROUND
PROJECT PURPOSE
• Provide outsourced construction management services prior to the construction contract bid to represent the District’s interest in coordinating the bid documents and in providing review and comment pertaining to potential risks associated with the scheduling or sequencing of the separate projects.
• Once construction has commenced, maintain documentation and reporting to the District staff of issues and status relating to the construction progress
• Provide inspection support, in coordination with assigned District Inspection personnel, of the multiple construction projects for quality assurance and adherence to the contract documents.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
• Administer and manage the day-to-day requirements of the Projects in regular coordination with the District Program Manager (PM) and In-house Inspectors.
• Serve as primary contact with the General Contractor with primary responsibility for construction contract administration.
• Provide direction and manage the efforts of inspectors.
• Coordinate with the District PM on issues that impact ongoing operations.
• Monitor construction activities for conformance with contract, schedule, and quality assurance.
SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION SERVICES
• Provide third-party inspectors to supplement NTMWD Inspectors.
• Work alongside and in coordination with NTMWD Inspectors to enforce the Contract documents during construction activity.
• Provide daily status of schedule and field issues by preparing Daily Field Reports and photos and participate in ongoing communications with the Contractor.
• Coordinate with project team in processing requests for information, submittals, clarification of the plans, and processing of claims.
The initial term of these services is two years. At that point the services and ongoing needs of the District will be reassessed for possible extension. Attached is the table summarizing the third-party additional construction management and inspection services fee.
INTERNAL INSPECTION SERVICES
NTMWD’s North System Construction Inspection Staff (one Senior Inspector and two Construction Inspectors) will be assigned to provide inspection services for this project.
Attached is the table summarizing the additional construction management and inspection services fee.
FUNDING
Funding in the amount $15,956,446 to Black & Veatch, and $1,962,000 for NTMWD Internal Inspection Services is to be made available in the Regional Water System SWIFT Construction Funds contingent upon Texas Water Development Board approval of the contract and release of funding.