SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Approve a Work Order to Engineer of Record (EOR) McKim and Creed of Clearwater, Fl, in the amount of $170,847 for Lift Station 45 Force Main Replacement (17-0016-UT), and authorize the appropriate officials to execute same. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
The City of Clearwater’s Lift Station 45 has a 16-in. force main which transfers wastewater collected from the Sand Key service area to Lift Station 16. The force main is approximately 5,000 linear feet (LF) and is located along Gulf Blvd between Lift Station 45 and the Sand Key Bridge.
This section of the force main has been repaired several times since 2007; the latest repair occurred in December 2016 after a pipeline break and subsequent minor spill.
The City has decided to replace the force main in its entirety because of the repeated repairs and it is approaching 40 years of service.
Engineer of Record McKim and Creed will evaluate, design, and permit the replacement of the forcemain for Lift Station 45.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
382-96654-561300-535-000-0000 $170,847
Resolution 17-10 was passed on March 16, 2017, establishing the City’s intent to reimburse certain project costs incurred with future tax-exempt financing. The projects identified with 2018 revenue bonds as a funding source were included in the project list associated with Resolution 17-10.
Sufficient budget for interim financing or funding with 2018 Water and Sewer Revenue bond proceeds, when issued, is available in bond project 0382-96654, Facilities Upgrade and Improvements to fund the work order.