Exhibit 1 - Agenda Information SheetCity of Denton
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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Procurement & Compliance
ACM: David Gaines
DATE: September 14, 2021
SUBJECT
Consider adoption of an ordinance of the City of Denton, a Texas home-rule municipal corporation,
authorizing the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.,
to provide regulatory permitting/approval support, process evaluation, design services, bidding assistance,
construction administration, and commissioning/startup support for the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation
Plant Effluent Filter improvements; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an
effective date (RFP 7574-005 – Professional Services Agreement for design services awarded to Hazen and
Sawyer, P.C., in the not-to-exceed amount of $576,124.00). The Public Utilities Board recommends
approval (7 - 0).
INFORMATION/BACKGROUND
The Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant (PCWRP) is the City’s primary wastewater treatment facility
that was designed and constructed over 50 years ago. The existing continuous backwashing sand filtration
technology process and equipment are inefficient, difficult to maintain, and have reached their useful life.
As such, the filtration system needs to be replaced with a new system/technology known as the
AquaDiamond Cloth Filters (a $10.8M cost), which will allow the City to use the same footprint as the
original filters but improve the filter capacity at the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant.
Project Phase Cost
Design $ 576,124
Estimated Construction Cost $ 10,800,000
Estimated Project Total $ 11,376,124
Based on the qualifications, knowledge, and experience in designing projects of similar type and magnitude,
staff selected Hazen and Sawyer, P.C. from a list of qualified consultants to perform this work.
Request for Qualifications for professional engineering services for Water and Wastewater was solicited
using the City’s formal solicitation process. City Council approved a pre-qualified list of engineering firms
on March 23, 201 (Ordinance 21-546).
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On March 23, 2021, Council approved RFQ 7574 for a prequalified list of professional engineering firms
for Water and Wastewater (Ordinance 21-546).
City Hall
215 E. McKinney Street
Denton, Texas
www.cityofdenton.com
On August 23, 2021, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) recommended this item to the City Council for
consideration.
RECOMMENDATION
Award a contract with Hazen and Sawyer, P.C., to provide regulatory permitting/approval support, process
evaluation, design services, bidding assistance, construction administration, and commissioning/startup
support for the Pecan Creek Water Reclamation Plant Effluent Filter improvements, in the not-to-exceed
amount of $576,124.
PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS
Hazen and Sawyer, P.C.
Dallas, TX
ESTIMATED SCHEDULE OF PROJECT
This project will be started upon approval with a completion date by October 8, 2022.
FISCAL INFORMATION
These services will be funded from Certificates of Obligation Funds.
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1: Agenda Information Sheet
Exhibit 2: Ordinance and Contract
Respectfully submitted:
Lori Hewell, 940-349-7100
Purchasing Manager
For information concerning this acquisition, contact: Chris Campbell, 940-349-7187.
Legal point of contact: Marcella Lunn at 940-349-8333.