BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Title
Approve Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for Design Services for the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Residuals Management Project, Project No. 93234044, CAS File No. 5204, for a Not-to-Exceed Fee of $5,938,518 (San Jose), (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Approve the Consultant Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for Design Services for the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Residuals Management Project, Project No. 93234044, for a not-to-exceed fee of $5,938,518.
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SUMMARY:
The objectives of the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant (PWTP) Residuals Management Project (Project) are to extend the service life and improve reliability by replacing and/or improving the residuals management facilities at the plant. Residuals management facilities to be addressed by the Project include the solids handling process, the washwater recovery process, and a new washwater clarification facility.
The existing residuals management facilities have become increasingly inefficient, less reliable, and labor intensive to operate and maintain. Additionally, the original design of the process makes it difficult to achieve current water quality standards. The Project will evaluate the entire residuals management processes and provide solutions to address solids handling challenges.
Approval of the Consultant Agreement will provide the engineering design services required for the Project.
Project Background
The PWTP, constructed in 1974, is the smallest of Santa Clara Valley Water District's (Valley Water) three potable water treatment plants, delivering up to 40 million gallons of water per day to retailers, businesses, and residents within Valley Water's service area. The plant services the North San Jose and Milpitas areas, supplying safe drinking water to approximately 270,000 residential and commercial users.
A sludge dewatering system was installed in the late 1980s, which has beco...
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