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Depot Park Water Quality Monitoring Professional Services Agreement (B)
This item is a request for the City Commission to approve an agreement and any related documents, for AMEC Foster Wheeler, for Professional Services for the Depot Park Water Quality Monitoring.
Explanation
The stormwater management facility at Depot Park is a made of several components, referred to as a treatment train, to provide water quality treatment for the runoff received. The cost for all of the various components was provided by various funding sources, one of which was the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). There is not much data on the effectiveness of many of these components in reference to the actual amount of treatment provided versus the calculated or assumed amount.
FDEP determined Depot Park would be a good opportunity to gather data on the both the individual components as well as the overall treatment train for actual water quality treatment. FDEP provided the water quality grant and the City of Gainesville match for the grant was provided with construction costs for the facility itself. The grant was accepted by the City Commission and the City Manager authorized to execute all related documents at the June 18, 2015 meeting.
AMEC Foster Wheeler is one of the firms in the City’s continuing services contract for professional services for environmental engineering. They will provide all of the services needed for the completion of the grant.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $199,897.00 is available through a grant from FDEP.
Recommendation
The City Commission: 1) approve the agreement; 2) authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the appropriate documents subject to approval by the City Attorney as to form and legality.