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Professional Services Agreement - Rosewood Branch Trash Trap Design (B)
This item involves a request for the City Commission to approve the Professional Water Resource Engineering Services Agreement to provide all professional services necessary for designing, permitting, and preparing bid documents for this water quality improvement facility.
Explanation
The proposed Trash Trap is to capture floating trash and debris that migrates along Rosewood Creek, a tributary of Sweetwater Branch. The facility will be strategically placed and sized to capture large volumes of accumulated trash and debris generated in the urbanized area upstream. The design will also provide adequate access for loaders and trucks for efficient material handling and disposal of trash and debris. The proposed trap concept was adapted to site conditions based on similar facilities developed and refined by the City of Tallahassee, Florida. They have installed four (4) trash traps that are successful in capturing the unwanted trash and debris.
The project is identified in the Sweetwater Branch Watershed Management Plan completed in June 2004.
Fiscal Note
Funding for the Professional Water Resource Engineering Services Agreement in the amount of $39,975.85 is available in the Stormwater Management Utility Fund (SMUF).
A Section 319 Grant Application was prepared by the Public Works Department and has been awarded to the City of Gainesville by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for the construction of the Rosewood Branch Trash Trap. This project expense will be funded as part of the City's required Grant Match.
Recommendation
Recommended Motion: The City Commission approve the Professional Water Resource Engineering Services Agreement with Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson for designing, permitting, and preparing bid documents for the Rosewood Branch Trash Trap, subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.
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