Submitted By: Hector Colon
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Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve Task Work Order No.43 with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for the provision of engineering services related to the update of the City’s Reclaimed Water Master Plan in the amount of $88,209
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OCALA’S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence, Quality of Place
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
In October 2018, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. developed the City of Ocala (City) Water Resources Plan - Reclaimed Water Master Plan Report. The primary objective of the report was to maximize the reclaimed water flows to the Wetland Groundwater Recharge Park generated by the City’s Water Reclamation Facilities and to optimize the system pressure and flows between them. A distribution system hydraulic model was built based on 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year projected water flows. Multiple future scenarios were analyzed to evaluate the anticipated growth and system expansion from future development. These scenarios demonstrated the distribution system locations to be improved. As a result, a list of reclaimed water system capital improvements and cost of the improvements was developed.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
Six years after the development of the original Reclaimed Water Master Plan, an update to the plan is needed due to the growth around the city.
Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc., issued a proposal for a Task Work Order No. 43 for this project under its Agreement for Continuing Professional Engineering Services (Contract No. ENG/210895) approved by City Council on September 20, 2022. The purpose of this Task Work Order is to develop a comprehensive Reclaimed Water Master Plan update to identify and prioritize capital projects and to understand the improvements required to accommodate current and future flows. The updated master plan will focus on capital improvements required to serve the utility service area's 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year future needs, analyze a new hydraulic model, and provide a prioritized list of recommendations.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this task work order is available in account string 455-020-302-536-53-31010 in the amount of $88,209. A budget resolution to appropriate the additional funds is provided in the general business portion of this agenda.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
These services were procured in compliance with the City’s Procurement Policy.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The Master Service Agreement governing this Task Work Order was reviewed and approved for form and legality by former City Attorney, Robert W. Batsel, Jr.
ALTERNATIVE:
• Approve with Changes
• Table
• Deny