Regional Water System
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North System Air Valve Improvements; Project No. 101-0442-16; Additional Engineering Services
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SUBJECT
recommendation
Authorize additional funding to an existing engineering services agreement (ESA) for engineering services for the North System Air Valve Improvements project, Phase III.
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PURPOSE
This project addresses upgrading air release valves (ARVs) to current Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) standards, upsizing based on surge modeling, and includes condition related improvements.
RECOMMENDATION
The Executive Director and NTMWD staff recommend the Board of Directors authorize the Executive Director to execute additional engineering as follows:
Consultant:
Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI)
Scope:
Additional Engineering Services
Project:
101-0442-16, North System Air Valve Improvements
Amount:
$411,775
Strategic Objective:
1.3 Meet or Surpass Regulatory Requirements; 1.4 Reliable and Resilient Systems
Committee:
This will be an item on the April 24, 2024, Water Committee meeting agenda
DRIVER(S) FOR THIS PROJECT
? Regulatory Compliance
? Asset Condition
? Capacity
? Redundancy/Resiliency
? Relocation or External Requests
? Operational Efficiency
? Safety
? Administrative
? Policy
? Other _____________
BACKGROUND
* In October 2017 the Board approved Administrative Memorandum No. 5019 authorizing an Engineering Services Agreement with FNI to provide engineering design and coordination services on Project No. 101-0442-16, North System Air Valve Improvements, Phase I.
* In March 2022 the Board approved Consent Agenda Item No. 22-03-05 authorizing Additional Engineering Services for Phase II.
* Project was divided into three construction phases in attempt to make bid packages more attractive:
o Phase I design - Inspection and prioritization of 239 North System ARVs of which 198 were identified as needing some level of improvement.
o Phase I construction package - The cons...
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