BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:Title
Approve the Consultant Agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. for the Purified Water Project, Project No. 91304001, for Project Management Services, PlanetBids File No. VW0074, for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $25,435,610.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
Approve the Consultant Agreement with CDM Smith, Inc. for the Purified Water Project, for Project Management Services, PlanetBids File No. VW0074, for a Not-to-Exceed amount of $25,435,610.
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SUMMARY:
To support Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) water supply reliability goals, on June 16, 2020, the Board of Directors (Board) directed staff to proceed with an indirect potable reuse project (Purified Water Project). On September 8, 2020, the Board specified that the Purified Water Project would use a fixed-price Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain (DBFOM) delivery method using a Public-Private Partnership (P3). On December 14, 2021, the Board directed staff to finalize agreements with the City of Palo Alto to locate the advanced water purification facility (AWPF) of the Purified Water Project in Palo Alto.
The proposed Purified Water Project (Project) would include the construction of the AWPF with full advanced treatment, reverse osmosis concentrate management, pump station and water conveyance pipelines to the existing Los Gatos Recharge System (LGRS) complex located in the City of Campbell, discharge facilities at the LGRS, lateral pipelines, associated facilities, and monitoring well.
Given the complexity of this large project, the need for specialized expertise, and addressing significant risks, approval of the Consultant Agreement will provide the additional program management resources that will assist staff through the entire procurement, design, and construction of the Purified Water Project.
Project Background
Valley Water's Board of Directors established a goal to increase recycled water use, such that reuse supplies meet 10 percent of tot...
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