Submitted By: William Hutchinson
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Presentation By: Sean Lanier
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Department: Engineering
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the purchase, delivery and assembly of filtration boxes from Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc. for the Edgewood Pond drainage retention area with a cost not to exceed $61,835
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Quality of Place.
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
N/A
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Ocala's Engineering Department was awarded grant funds from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) to provide financial assistance for projects that could be classified under the Silver Springs Stormwater Nutrient Reduction Project criteria. The City of Ocala Retrofit Installation of nutrient removing filtration boxes with Bold and Gold(r) was one such project. Bold and Gold(r) are a trademark of Oldcastle Infrastructure Inc.
This project consists of one nutrient removing filtration system to be purchased and delivered from Oldcastle Infrastructure (CIP/220047). The system will be installed by the City of Ocala's annual contractor, Marion Rock, Inc. (CIP/190002), near the existing drainage retention area (DRA) located at 1000 BLK of SE 16th ST.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
This project is necessary to help the City of Ocala meet the nutrient reduction requirements of the Silver Springs Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP). On 9/1/2020, Council approved the funding from FDEP and a legislative appropriation for this grant (NS069).
Staff recommends approval.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this contract has been budgeted in FY22 in accounts 158-050-356-538-69-65010 (FDEP share) in the amount of $15,458.75 and 158-020-356-538-69-65010 (City match) in the amount of $46,376.25.
PROCUREMENT REVIEW:
This purchase has been reviewed and approved in compliance with the City's procurement policies.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The agreement will be reviewed an...
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