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Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a consulting services agreement with EKI Environment & Water, Inc. of Burlingame, California for program management for the Water Quality Control Plant Wet Weather and Digester Improvements Project in an amount not to exceed of $1,094,700, for a total budget of $1,204,170.
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WHEREAS, the Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP) provides wastewater treatment for the cities of South San Francisco, San Bruno, and portions of Daly City and Colma; and
WHEREAS, the WQCP Wet Weather and Digester Improvement Project ("Project") (CIP Project No. ss1301) is currently being designed by Carollo Engineers, Inc., and is aimed at satisfying new effluent discharge permit requirements, and improving treatment efficiency and reliability; and
WHEREAS, as the Project moves into the bidding and construction phases, additional engineering program management support will be needed; and
WHEREAS, City engineering staff are currently consumed with their ongoing projects and their day-to-day responsibilities and do not have the capacity for additional project management; and
WHEREAS, a project of this magnitude, in which the total project cost is $53 million, requires constant attention and immediate availability to help resolve issues as they occur from an engineer who is familiar with construction at an active wastewater treatment plant and can help represent the City; and
WHEREAS, the program manager must be able to coordinate between the different points of view of the design engineer, construction manager, construction contractor, and plant personnel in order to reach an equitable solution of the issues that inevitably arise with projects of this magnitude; and
WHEREAS, program management for wastewater facilities is a very specialized field, which is complex during construction; and
WHEREAS, staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on the eBidboard website on February 19, 2018; and
WHEREAS, proposals were due o...
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