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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: David E. Schumacher, P.E.; Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: January 29, 2016
SUBJECT:
Resolution to authorize a Professional Services Agreement for professional engineering consulting services for several maintenance and improvement projects for the Water Production Division
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval to attain a professional engineering services agreement with Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., Aurora, IL (CMT) for professional engineering consulting services for several Water Production Division (WPD) maintenance and improvement projects.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora's Water Production Division is responsible for operating and maintaining the Water Treatment Plant, River Intake, and more than twenty additional remote well and booster station sites. As these locations are aging, upkeep, maintenance, and improvements on these various sites must be performed to keep the city's capital investments in operating condition. Some necessary work, due to the expected costs, must be publically bid requiring formal public bidding documents be created.
DISCUSSION:
CMT has been performing professional engineering services for the WPD for approximately 25 years. This agreement provides for basic general engineering and computer modeling services, as requested by the WPD, for several maintenance and improvement projects. These services may include surveying, drafting, electrical, structural, mechanical, construction observation, and computer modeling services as needed for each proposed project.
CMT would be assisting in the initial analysis, design, creation of basic memorandum of design documents for the WPD's use, creation of public bidding documents if needed, and potentially construction inspection for the following WPD maintenance and improvement projects:
1. Update of existing city water distribution system hydraulic model
2. Well No. 18 valve repairs/replacements
3. W...
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