The Water Department serves more than 1.2 million people across Fort Worth and 30 surrounding cities. The Utility maintains many large and expensive capital assets in its five water treatment plants, one water reclamation facility, three raw water pump stations, seven high service pump stations, 21 booster pump stations and 31 lift stations in the system. As these facilities and pieces of equipment age, they become more expensive to repair. Some of these assets cannot be repaired any longer or are obsolete.
The Water Department's adopted Fiscal Year 2017 operating budget included funds budgeted for transfer to Pay-As-You-Go capital. As capital projects and outlays are identified, the Water Department brings forward Mayor and Council Communications (M&Cs) to appropriate the transferred dollars in the capital fund. The funds are to purchase replacement pumps, motors, cone valves, actuators, turntables, sludge pumps and other capital equipment for the five water treatment plants, the water reclamation facility, and several pump stations and lift stations across the City in line with the Five Year Capital Improvement Plan. The purchase also includes one replacements and 11 additional vehicles and facility maintenance funds for HVAC and roof replacements at several facilities. This M&C will provide the funding for these purchases in the appropriate capital fund.
This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. |
