DATE: October 9, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Water Utilities Department
TITLE: AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR THE FIRE MOUNTAIN RECYCLED WATER RESERVOIR AND PUMP STATION
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council award a contract to Gateway Pacific Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $9,999,000, for the construction of the Fire Mountain Recycled Water Reservoir and Pump Station; approve a Professional Services Agreement with Hoch Consulting, in the amount of $1,131,932, for construction management and inspection services; authorize the City Engineer to execute Change Orders up to a total of 10 percent of the contract value; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreements upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The City Council has set a goal for the Water Utilities Department to produce 50 percent of the City's water supply locally by 2030. In order to help accomplish this goal, the Department is implementing a phased expansion of the recycled water system throughout the City.
The Fire Mountain Recycled Water Reservoir and Pump Station (Project) includes the construction of a 2.2 million gallon pre-stressed concrete reservoir, a booster pump station, and the necessary on-site piping to connect these facilities to the existing off-site pipelines. The Project also includes associated water, electrical, and security appurtenances.
This Project will complete the first phase of expanding the City's Lower Recycled Water system, which currently delivers recycled water from the San Luis Rey Wastewater Reclamation Facility (SLRWRF) south towards Fire Mountain. The Lower system currently serves customers via pumps at SLRWRF which respond to user demands, without the aid of a reservoir providing consistent pressure to the system. With the addition of the reservoir, these pumps will operate less frequently with the additional storage to attenuate supply fluctuations. The r...
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