AGENDA MEMORANDUM

Meeting Date:           January 28, 2008

From:                          Rick Harris, Plant Manager, Environmental Services

Subject:                      Resolution authorizing an agreement for professional services with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. for the Automatic Emergency Feed Valve.

Staff Recommendation:

Staff recommends approval of agreement with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. for engineering services associated with the Automatic Emergency Feed Valve.

Analysis:

This automatic emergency feed valve design will provide future connectivity between the City’s Main Water Treatment System and the East Water Treatment System.  This will allow additional capacity to be realized in the East Water Treatment System via utilization of unused capacity in the Main Water Treatment System.  Due to demand in the area served by the East Water Treatment System, increased capacity will be required by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

This agreement with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. for $39,360.00 will include design, bidding assistance and professional services during construction.  Total cost of the project is $84,360.00, the remainder of $45,000.00 is the engineer’s estimate of cost for construction.

Options:

1.  Approve the resolution as presented, or

2.  Such alternative action as the Commission may deem appropriate

Fiscal Impact: 

A total of $84,360.00 has been budgeted for this project and is available in the current budget to be paid from current revenues. 

Submission Date and Time:    1/24/2008 2:02 PM____

Department: _Environmental Services___ Prepared by:  _Rick Harris____________                      Attachments:         Yes__x__   No ______ Advertised:   ____Not Required ______ Dates:   __________________________                      Attorney Review :       Yes___  No __x__ _________________________________            Revised 6/10/04

Reviewed by: Dept. Head ________ Finance  Dept. __________________                                    Deputy C.M. ___________________                                          Submitted by: City Manager ___________________

Account No. _043-3099-533-6310__ Project No. __430002____________ WF No. _____504714_/1___________ Budget  _____$11,536,588________ Available ___  $ 9,832,862________

RESOLUTION NO._______________

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY CLERK TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH JONES EDMUNDS & ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY FEED VALVE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LEESBURG, FLORIDA:

            THAT the Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to execute an agreement  with Jones Edmunds & Associates, Inc. whose address is 730 N.E. Waldo Road, Gainesville, FL 32641, for professional services associated with the Automatic Emergency Feed Valve.

 THAT this resolution shall become effective immediately.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Leesburg, Florida, at a regular meeting held the _28th____ day of __January_______ 2008.

                                                                            __________________________

                                                                             Mayor

ATTEST:

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City Clerk