HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2015-024 - Requested Approval for Advertisement of the Capital Project known as the Lime Softening Plant Rehabilitation Filter Upgrade Project not to exceed $700,000.00 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-024
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DANIA
BEACH, FLORIDA, REQUESTING ADVANCE APPROVAL FROM THE
CITY COMMISSION FOR ADVERTISEMENT OF THE CAPITAL PROJECT
KNOWN AS THE LIME SOFTENING PLANT REHABILITATION FILTER
UPGRADE PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($700,000.00); PROVIDING FOR
CONFLICTS; FURTHER, PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 2-16 of the City Code of Ordinances provides that the CRA and all
City Departments, Divisions and City Staff, prior to placing an item on a City Commission
Agenda for formal City Commission approval for competitive bidding or for waiver of bidding,
shall obtain advance City Commission conceptual approval by Resolution of any proposed
capital project or capital purchase appropriated in the City Budget approved by the City
Commission when bidding would otherwise be required and the Resolution shall also identify all
sources of planned funding, including appropriations of available cash balances, loans and
grants; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission approved the application and use of loans funds from
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection ("FDEP") State Revolving Funds ("SRF")
Program in a total amount of $10,550,000.00 (including $2,550,000.00 of added loan
forgiveness, resulting in a net loan of$8,000,000.00), for construction of a new Nanofiltration
Water Plant and for rehabilitation of the existing Lime Softening Water Facility; and
WHEREAS, the original Nanofiltration $8,000,000.00 SRF Loan was subsequently
modified and increased by an additional loan application that was prepared and submitted to the
FDEP by the City's Public Services Department; the modification was approved and reflected in
loan Amendment Number One (1) in an amount of$2,813,144.00; and
WHEREAS, $820,923.00 of the increased loan reflected in Amendment Number Two
(2) was approved by the FDEP and was appropriated and used for the Nanofiltration Plant
Project, leaving $1,992,221.00 available for use for the City's Lime Softening Plant
Rehabilitation Filter Upgrade Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission originally appropriated $750,000.00 for the Lime
Softening Plant Rehabilitation Project and subsequently amended and added $450,000.00 to this
Project appropriation via Resolution Number 2012-011, resulting in a total Lime Softening Plant
Rehabilitation Project appropriation of $1,200,000.00, which budget appropriation was
subsequently further increased by $69,830.00 via Resolution Number 2013-056 for the Lime
Softening Plant Rehabilitation Project for a total amount of$1,269,830.00; and
WHEREAS,the approved SRF Loan Amendment Number One (1) budget appropriation
for the Lime Softening Plant Rehabilitation Projects leaves $792,221.00 in available SRF loan
amounts unappropriated by the City Commission in the Water Fund, and the City Administration
further declined an approved SRF Loan Amendment Number Two (2) in the amount of
$1,192,865.00, as this loan funding application had not been planned or authorized; and
WHEREAS, two (2) prior bids were taken before the City Commission and on the
recommendation of the Public Services Department,the following bid awards were made:
• $385,000.00 was awarded to Simpson Environmental for lead paint abatement
(Resolution Number 2013-22),
• $857,830.00 was awarded to Close Construction for plant accelators and catwalk
repairs (Resolution Number 2013-056),
resulting in a total combined cost award of $1,242,830.00 for Lime Softening Plant
Rehabilitation; and
WHEREAS, the Public Services Department has previously sought approval from the
City Commission on March 10, 2015, to advertise the Chlorine Upgrade portion of the Project at
an estimated amount not to exceed $200,000.00, which amount is to be funded from the Water
Fund Contingency Account; and
WHEREAS,the Public Services Department recommends that advertisement for bidding
be approved to complete the rehabilitation of needed areas of the Lime Softening Plant that
address Risk Management Plan requirements, correct plant filters that are showing signs of
failure, and the media which areas are eighteen (18) years old, and well past replacement date;
there are indications of damage in the underdrains, which can impact the filters' performance;
and
WHEREAS, the City Administration recommends that funding for this Project be
provided from available Water Fund cash resources (net assets), so as not to further increase loan
debt available from the FDEP under its SRF Loan Program by appropriating $700,000.00 from
the Water Fund Net Assets Account, Account Number 401-00-00-389-90-02 to the Capital
2 RESOLUTION#2015-024
Project Lime Softening Plant Rehabilitation Filter Upgrade Account, Account Number 401-33-
42-533-63-10;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF DANIA BEACH,FLORIDA:
Section 1. That the foregoing findings are made a part of and incorporated into this
Resolution by this reference.
Section 2. That the City Commission authorizes the advertisement of the Lime
Softening Plant Rehabilitation Filter Upgrade Project, which Project will complete the
rehabilitation of needed areas of the Water Plant and will further address the filters and media
replacement.
Section 3. That funding for this Project, an estimated cost in the amount not to
exceed $700,000.00, is authorized and appropriated from available Water Fund accumulated net
assets, rather than from additional SRF loan funding, which brings the total cost of the Lime
Softening Plant Rehabilitation Project to $2,142,830.00.
Section 4. That all resolutions or part of Resolutions in conflict with any of the
provisions of this Resolution are repealed to the extent of the conflict.
Section 5. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage
and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on March 24, 2015.
ATTEST:
� IS F'�ST�7
Y
LOUISE STILSON, CMC SALVINO, SR.
CITY CLERK , YOR
� 1
pl'E�
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
THOMAS J. AN9BRO
CITY ATTORNEY
3 RESOLUTION#2015-024