REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Agreements with Woodard and Curran for the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan Update and Sanitary Sewer Hydraulic Model Maintenance and Support and Approve Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
A current and updated Sanitary Sewer Master Plan (SSMP) allows the City to make improvements to the sanitary sewer collection system to accommodate current and future development and ensures that the City continues to provide a high level of reliable service to its customers. The most recent comprehensive update to the SSMP was completed in 2016. Since that time, the City has experienced continued significant growth and redevelopment necessitating an evaluation of the capacity of the system to handle future wastewater flows. In addition, the SSMP update will fulfill the requirement for a capacity evaluation and capacity assurance plan as required for all sewer collection system agencies by the Regional Water Quality Control Board.
The updated SSMP results in an updated and current sanitary sewer hydraulic model. Once the SSMP update is completed, it is necessary to continue to keep the hydraulic model current with the latest changes in land use resulting from development, to ensure software updates are completed in a timely manner, and to analyze new proposed projects and developments for impacts to the sanitary sewer collection system.
DISCUSSION
A formal selection process was utilized to solicit proposals from consultants to provide the required professional services for the SSMP update and for ongoing sanitary sewer hydraulic model maintenance and support. In July 2022, staff issued a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) on the City's e-procurement system. Staff received proposals from two firms: GHD Inc. and Woodard & Curran.
A proposal review panel consisting of staff from the Department of Public Works and the Water & Sewer Utilities...
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