SUBJECT: RESOLUTION
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A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving an Agreement for Professional Services with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. for Design Services for a Hydroelectric Facility at the Lynn Morgan Water Treatment Facility Site in an Amount not to Exceed $150,000
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER/PREPARER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Wendi Palmer, Civil Engineer
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Cost as Recommended: $134,726
Balance Available: $150,000
Fund: Water
Budget Line Item Number: 500-70-110-605000-100305
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Resolution to approve agreement with Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc., and authorize the appropriate Town officer to execute the agreement, and authorize staff to expend budgeted funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The 2019 Water Fund Budget has funds appropriated for designing a hydroelectric facility at the Water Treatment facility site.
At the June 12, 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting, the Board authorized the Award of a Consultant Contract to Burns & McDonnel, Inc. (B&M) for the Water Treatment Facility (WTF) Expansion Design, which included evaluating the feasibility of adding a hydro turbine on the incoming water line from the Southern Water Supply pipeline to the WTF. This turbine will generate electricity by spinning a motor in reverse, taking advantage of incoming raw water flow and pressure, which is currently being wasted through a pressure reducing valve. Based on existing power usage, B&M's evaluation estimated the payback period for designing and constructing the hydroelectric facility would be 23 years, making it also economically feasible. This calculation also included a fairly large contingency at 20 percent. As plant flows increase over time with growth, the power produced will also increase. This particular line flows at a rate of about 1.5 million gallons per d...
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