Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Steve Hammond (Acting Director)
Department: Public Works Division: Water & Wastewater Engineering
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE Second Amendment to the deliberately-phased Agreement between Broward County and Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. for Consultant Services for North Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant - Capacity Improvements in Broward County, Florida, RLI No. R0999201R1, to provide permitting assistance for regulatory agency operating permit renewal, additional engineering services for the injection wells, and assistance, if needed, for mediation, arbitration and litigation support for District 4 wastewater treatment and disposal facilities with an increase in the not-to-exceed contract amount of $257,588 for a revised total contract amount of $6,230,888, with an increase in time for performance of 1,000 days for a total of 2,800 consecutive calendar days, and authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute same. (Commission District 4)
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Why Action is Necessary
In accordance with the Broward County Procurement Code, Section 21.94.a, Board approval is required for amendments to contracts exceeding the award authority of the Director of Purchasing.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows the Consultant to continue providing construction-phase engineering services by extending the agreement time for performance, providing for preparation of regulatory permits, and by adding provisions to adjust consultant compensation.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
None.
Summary Explanation/Background
THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
The Office of Economic and Small Business Development established County Business Enterprise (CBE) participation goal for this agreement of 25%. As of June 19, 2020, Hazen and Sawyer has been paid $5,956,242 with $1,598,856 paid to CBE firms, yielding a 26.8% of CBE partici...
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