Agenda Item: 7(b)
Prepared By:Jeffrey E. Poteet, General Manager, Water & Sewer
Business: Consent Agenda Item
Department: Water & Sewer
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Authorize the Interim City Manager to issue a Purchase Order to AECOM Technical Services, Inc. for Professional Engineering Services to Update the Potable Water Hydraulic Modeling Analysis in the amount of $81,480.00. - Jeffrey E. Poteet, General Manager, Water & Sewer Department.
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BACKGROUND:
The City of Marco Island provides a safe, reliable, and high-quality drinking water supply to the community. The principal components of the City's potable water system include two raw water sources, two water treatment facilities, onsite storage, three high-service pumping stations, and water transmission and distribution mains. The two water treatment plants are permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection under Public Water Supply (PWS) ID No. 5110183 and consist of the following:
* North Water Treatment Plant - a 6.67-mgd surface water treatment facility utilizing lime softening and microfiltration.
* South Water Treatment Plant - a 6.0-mgd reverse osmosis facility that treats brackish groundwater.
The City's potable water service area includes Marco Island and Marco Shores. In addition, the City supplies bulk potable water to Collier County, which distributes it to customers in the Goodland and Key Marco communities.
The City has engaged AECOM to update and calibrate its potable water distribution hydraulic model. This effort will enhance system planning, support operational decision-making, and help ensure the City continues to meet current and future water demands, providing a reliable and sustainable water supply through 2040.
AECOM Technical Services, Inc., will provide these services under the City's continuing professional water and sewer engineering services contract No. 2020-20. Staff have reviewed the proposal and determined that it meets the City's needs; therefore, staff ...
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