SUBJECT: CONSENT
Title
A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving the Fourth Amendment to the Lynn R. Morgan Water Treatment Facility Expansion CMAR Contract With Garney Companies, Inc.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER/PREPARER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Wendi Palmer, Civil Engineer
TIME ESTIMATE:
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $1,848,281
Balance Available: $ 629,747
$1,515,304
Fund: Water
Budget Line Item Number: 500-70-110-605000-100258(with supplemental appropriation)
500-70-110-605000-100305(with supplemental appropriation)
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution to amend said agreement, authorizing the appropriate Town officer to execute said agreement and authorize staff to expend budgeted funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Background:
The 2020 Water Fund Budget has funds appropriated for constructing the Water Treatment Plant Expansion and for the construction of a Hydroelectric (turbine) Facility at the Water Treatment Plant. This turbine is anticipated to supply 20% of the existing plant power demand, and the power generation will increase as the Town grows.
During the design of the Water Treatment Plant Expansion project, the Town had the opportunity to perform a feasibility study, with partial grant funding from Colorado Water Resources and Power Development Authority in the amount of $15,000, for a hydroelectric facility at the water treatment plant. The Feasibility Study was presented to the Board at the August 27, 2019 Board of Trustees meeting at which time a professional services agreement was approved for Burns & McDonnel to design the hydroelectric facility. Staff informed the Board of Trustees we intended to bring to the Board an amendment to the CMAR contract for the construction of the hydroelectric facility; potentially contingent upon obtaining addit...
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