BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Consider Recycled Water Committee's Recommendation on Public-Private Partnership (P3) Procurement Options and Select an Option for the Expedited Purified Water Program, Project No. 91304001.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Receive information on the Recycled Water Committee's recent consideration of P3 procurement options;
B. Consider staff's recommendation to proceed with Option B - Progressive P3; and
C. Provide direction to staff as to next steps.
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SUMMARY:
The Recycled Water Committee held a Public-Private Partnership (P3) Workshop on January 23, 2018. P3 entities interested in the District's Expedited Purified Water Program were invited to attend and present their P3 experience and philosophies and perspectives on the P3 delivery method.
The Recycled Water Committee met again on February 8, 2018 to consider three P3 procurement options developed by staff and its P3 advisory team. The three procurement options are briefly described herein and in greater detail in Attachment 1.
Staff is recommending the Board consider the P3 procurement options and provide direction to staff as to which procurement path to follow. The Board's direction will inform the content of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) that staff plans to publish shortly to expand the P3 shortlist.
P3 Procurement Options
At the December 12, 2017 Board meeting, the Board agreed with staff's recommendation to proceed with a Phase 1 Project for the Expedited Purified Water Program that would involve the construction and operation of an up to 24,000 acre-foot per year (AFY) purification facility and a conveyance pipeline to the Los Gatos Recharge Ponds for indirect potable reuse (IPR). The Board directed staff to issue another Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to expand the existing P3 shortlist, and to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to the expanded shortlist and select the highest-ranked P3 respondent. The Board also expressed an...
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