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File #: 20-0841    Version: 2 Name: 7/6/20 PSA ADS 2020
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/6/2020 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/6/2020 Final action: 7/6/2020
Enactment date: 7/6/2020 Enactment #: R-20-243
Title: Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with ADS Environmental Services for Sanitary Sewer Flow Monitoring Services ($227,520.00)
Attachments: 1. PSA - 2020 ADS with Exhibits.pdf
Title
Resolution to Approve a Professional Services Agreement with ADS Environmental Services for Sanitary Sewer Flow Monitoring Services ($227,520.00)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to authorize a Professional Services Agreement with ADS Environmental Services (ADS) for sanitary sewer flow metering services for a three-year period.

Project Scope
The City issued a Request for Proposal (RFP #17-01) in February 2017 for the procurement of twelve (12) sanitary sewer flow meters and to provide flow metering services (installation and maintenance) for a three-year period. In response to RFP #17-01, three proposals were received. A review team composed of City staff evaluated the proposals and selected ADS for this work based on their proposal, professional qualifications, past experience, and their competitive fees.

The 2017 service contract has expired, and ADS has agreed to hold it's pricing for an additional three-year period. In addition, ADS is the sole service provider certified to perform repair work on the existing city owned flow meters. Therefore, staff is recommending entering into a new three-year service contract with ADS as a sole source to continue with an extension of these services.

The contract will enable the City to continue and evolve it's long-term monitoring of the sanitary sewer collection system which is aligned with the City's asset management plan and identified as a recommendation from the Citizens Advisory Committee during the Sanitary Sewer Wet Weather Evaluation project. Monitoring of the collection system allows the City to track system performance, identify locations of wet weather inflow and/or infiltration, and alert staff of blockages prior to sanitary sewer overflows/basement backups from occurring.

Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding for these services, including a 5% contingency of $111,376.00 is available in the approved FY 21 Operations and Maintenance Budget of the Sewage Disposal Sys...

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