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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

04/16/2024

BACKGROUND

The Woman Hollering Creek Wastewater Trunk Main and Lift Station Project (WHC WW Project) is part of the City's effort to establish and expand public wastewater collection and conveyance service to the southern portion of Schertz. The project generally consists of 13,000 linear feet (lf) of 30-inch diameter gravity main, 1,500 lf of 18-inch gravity main, 6,000 lf of 14-inch force main, and a wastewater lift station with 16-foot diameter storage and wet wells. Once completed, the project will provide the backbone to a future system that will serve approximately 4,461 acres and 6,450 dwelling units in an area known as the WHC sewershed. The project will convey wastewater to the newly constructed CCMA water reclamation plant on Trainer Hale Road.

It was initially expected that construction of the WHC WW Project would take 12 to 15 months to be fully complete. Unexpected significant delays over the course of construction that began in early 2022 have continued to occur, and the project is currently expected to be fully complete this spring/summer. In order to continue to ensure that construction is managed appropriately and that it is done in compliance with City and other applicable standards, and considering current workload, City staff must continue to be augmented by the qualified professional contractual assistance that has been provided throughout the project by AG|CM.

GOAL

The goal of the owner's representative contract is to provide the appropriate level of construction management and quality assurance through installation of the Woman Hollering Creek Wastewater trunk main, lift station, and forcemain (WHC Project). Management and inspection of the WHC Project will demand significantly more time than current city staff has available. By providing for contracted owner's rep services, the project can be managed more thoroughly and properly. AG|CM personnel will continue to function on the WHC Project as an extension of staff resources during the construction period.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

The community benefits from having well run projects that result in quality infrastructure products and to ensure that taxpayer funds are used responsibly. AG|CM will work for the city to accomplish those goals.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Staff recommends Council approve Resolution 24-R-46.

FISCAL IMPACT

The previously adopted contract fee of $380,850 will be increased by $68,800 for a total revised contract amount of $449,650. $68,800 will fund the Owner's Representative services through July 2024 if needed. That amount is available under the total funding for construction and ancillary tasks associated with the WHC WW Project. Funding for the current construction effort comes from a combination of 2013 Bond Sales and Wastewater Capital Recovery Funds.

RECOMMENDATION

Approve Resolution 24-R-46.

Attachments
Resolution 24-R-46