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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract with Fonson Company, Inc. in the Amount of $385,829.00 for the Water Treatment Plant Lime Residual Removal Contract No. 1 - Site Modifications (RFP 25-15)
Memorandum
This memorandum and resolution requests approval of a construction contract with Fonson Company, Inc. in the amount of $385,829.00 for the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Lime Residual Removal Contract No. 1 - Site Modifications (RFP 25-15).
The WTP generates approximately 18,000 tons of lime residual each year as a byproduct of the lime softening process. The residuals are dewatered on-site using filter presses and hauled away for disposal. During times when the filter presses are not operational, or during other related process upsets at the WTP, the residual lime is pumped to the lime residuals lagoon located west of Newport Road and directly south of M-14. Discharges from the lagoon are regulated through a Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Managing this material as well as the lagoon is critical for operating the WTP. The lagoon is nearly full and removal efforts are needed to provide storage capacity. In 2018, the WTP had prepared bid documents for this project to remove significant material from the lagoon. However, due to budget constraints the project was delayed and reprogrammed in the CIP for fiscal year (FY) 2026. This project is now necessary to provide critical storage capacity in the lagoon for on-going WTP operations.
This project will occur in two phases. This first phase (Contract 1), will consist of the site modifications needed at the lagoon site and at the WTP site to facilitate the dredging, pumping, dewatering, and hauling that will occur in the second phase of the project. Contract 1 includes a new construction access drive off Sunset Road into the WTP parking lot, miscellaneous modifications within the parking lot, construction of...
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