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Resolution to Amend an Agreement with Greeley and Hansen, LLC for the Residuals Handling Improvements Project at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, RFP No. 601 ($133,550.00)
Memorandum
Your approval is requested to amend a Professional Service Agreement with Greeley and Hansen, LLC (G&H) in the amount of $133,550.00 for professional engineering services to assist in obtaining additional regulatory review and permitting required for the Residuals Handling Improvements (RHI) Project at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
On August 15, 2005, Council approved an agreement with G&H in the amount of $2,531,133.00 for professional engineering services to design the RHI Project. The work performed under this contract was to design the renovations identified in the WWTP's Sewage Residuals Management Plan (SRMP). The SRMP is a comprehensive 25-year planning document that provides the basis and schedule for rehabilitation and replacement of major solids handling equipment and systems at the WWTP. Project improvements include demolition and replacement of existing solids handling equipment and systems with more effective and efficient equipment and systems, and complete demolition of the City's sludge incinerator. On May 21, 2007, Council approved Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with G&H in the amount of $198,300.00 to design additional project elements that added value to the City.
The WWTP is located in Ann Arbor Township. During the initial design phase of the RHI Project, G&H contacted township staff to determine regulatory code and permitting jurisdiction for the RHI Project. In September 2005, township staff verbally advised G&H that the City of Ann Arbor would have this jurisdiction. Similarly in August 2007, township staff verbally advised the City's Building Services Unit that the City had regulatory code and permitting jurisdiction over the projects being designed for the WWTP. However, when City staff requested written confirmation of this ...
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