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| COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 11/14/2017 - Ordinance No. 22997-11-2017 | |||||
| DATE: | 11/14/2017 | REFERENCE NO.: | **C-28476 | LOG NAME: | 60WCRESSLPSSI-BHB |
| CODE: | C | TYPE: | CONSENT | PUBLIC HEARING: | NO |
| SUBJECT: | Authorize Execution of an Engineering Agreement with Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc., in the Amount of $467,935.00 for Watercress Low Pressure Sanitary Sewer Improvements Located in the South Lake Worth Neighborhood, Provide for Additional Project Costs for a Project Total in the Amount of $577,935.00 and Adopt Appropriation Ordinance (COUNCIL DISTRICT 7) | ||||
| RECOMMENDATION: | ||||||||||||||||||
It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Adopt the attached appropriation ordinance increasing estimated receipts and appropriations in the Lake Worth Gas Lease Capital Projects Fund in the amount of $577,935.00; and 2. Authorize the execution of an Engineering Agreement with Baird, Hampton & Brown, Inc., in the amount of $467,935.00 for Watercress Low Pressure Sanitary Sewer Improvements (City Project No. 101002) |
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| DISCUSSION: | ||||||||||||||||||
In January 2007, the City Council adopted the Lake Worth Capital Improvements Implementation Plan. The plan included a number of water and sewer projects designed to provide Fort Worth Water Department services to areas around Lake Worth previously served by wells and septic systems. To date, projects have been completed to provide water/sewer service to the Landmark/Quebec and Woodvale areas and water service has been provided along Watercress Drive. The Casino Beach Lift Station along with water and sewer improvements in Love Circle are in the final stages of construction. M&C C-28352 was approved by the City Council on August 29, 2017 for the design of water line extensions into streets previously held in the City of Lakeside's Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. This project will provide for the future installation of a low pressure sanitary sewer system and individual grinder pumps as indicated on the follow streets:
In addition to the contract amount, $110,000.00 is required for project management, real property acquisition, utility coordination and material testing. This project will have no impact on the Water Department's operating budget when completed. M/WBE OFFICE: Baird, Hampton and Brown, Inc., is in compliance with the City's BDE Ordinance by committing to 25 percent SBE participation. The City's SBE goal on this project is 10 percent. Design for Watercress Drive Low Pressure Sewer will commence in December 2017 and be completed by July 2018. Construction will commence in November 2018 and to be completed by November 2019. The project is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 7. |
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| FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION: | ||||||||||||||||||
The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations and adoption of the attached appropriation ordinance, funds will be available in the current capital budget, as appropriated, of the Lake Worth Gas Lease Capital Projects Fund. The Lake Worth Gas Lease Capital Projects Fund will have an available balance of $3,410,496.00 for future capital projects after this transfer. Appropriations for the Watercress Low Pressure Sanitary Sewer Improvements project are depicted below:
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| ATTACHMENTS |
| 60WCRESSLPSSI BHB 1295 Form.pdf |
| 60WCRESSLPSSI-BHB Map01.pdf |
| 60WCRESSLPSSI-BHB_60_AO_18.docx |