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Contract - 30” Parallel East Fork Interceptor Preliminary Engineering Report
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Shutak, Union County Water, Engineering Director, 704-283-3651
ACTION REQUESTED:
Authorize the County Manager to 1) negotiate and execute an agreement substantially consistent with this agenda item, 2) exercise any renewal or extension term options set forth in the Agreement, and 3) terminate the Agreement if deemed in the best interest of the County, each in the County Manager’s discretion.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Union County Water’s (UCW) Master Plan identified the need for the East Fork Interceptor Improvements project consisting of 30,000 LF of 30-inch gravity sewer interceptor from New Town Road to Providence Road to provide sufficient conveyance capacity to relieve excessive surcharge of the existing sewer interceptor during peak flow conditions. This task order will provide engineering services to complete a preliminary engineering report (PER) that will validate the proposed sewer interceptor size, determine the preliminary alignment, and outline permitting and easement requirements. This PER will be the basis of the final design, permitting, and bidding phases for the project, which will be contracted under a future task order requiring Board approval, that will be needed to prepare construction documents for construction of the project.
GHD Consulting Services, Inc. has been selected to provide preliminary engineering services for Task Order 8677-02 - 30” Parallel East Fork Interceptor PER. GHD Consulting Service, Inc. was chosen from a list of vendors previously selected from RFQ 2024-021 - Engineering Services for Water and Wastewater System Improvements to provide these services for Union County projects.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The total cost of the contract with GHD Consulting Service, inc. is $310,533.00. Sufficient funds are available in Capital Account 60185087 - East Fork Interceptor Improvements.