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Natural Resources - Administrative Agenda |
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| | | | | | | | | DATE: | September 3, 2024
| | DEPARTMENT: | Natural Resources
| | REQUESTER: | Roland Ottolini
| | TITLE: | Award Contract to Construct Lakes Park Water Quality Improvements Phase III |
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| | | | | | | | | I. | MOTION REQUESTED | | | A) Award Invitation to Bid No. B240287JJB, Lakes Park Water Quality Phase III - Construction to Douglas N. Higgins Inc., for phase three of the water quality improvement project at Lakes Park in the amount of $4,294,600.00.
B) Authorize the Chair to execute the contract documents on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners. |
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| | | | | | | | | II. | ITEM SUMMARY | | | Approves awarding a contract to Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. to construct an alum treatment facility as part of the Lakes Park Water Quality Improvement Project. The primary focus will be on reducing pollutant load within the West Lake at Lakes Park. The construction of the alum treatment facility includes installing housing shelters, alum tank, pump, control panel, pipe network on lake bottom, and dispersal apparatuses. The objective of the project is to improve the quality of the water flowing from Lakes Park into Hendry Creek, which is under a BMAP from the State for Total Nitrogen. The project is budgeted in the current fiscal year. |
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| | | | | | | | | III. | BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS OF ACTION |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Board Action and Other History | | | | Procurement Management obtained bids for the project known as Invitation to Bid No. B240287JJB Lakes Park Water Quality Phase III – Construction. On the bid deadline of May 14, 2024, Procurement Management received one submittal. After conducting an analysis of the bid submissions, Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. was determined to be the responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid.
Staff recommends awarding a contract to Douglas N. Higgins, Inc. in the amount of $4,294,600.00.
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| | | | | | | | | | D) | Analysis | | | | The proposed project is located at 7330 Gladiolus Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908, within the Lakes Regional Park. Excess water from Lakes Park discharge into the Hendry Creek West Branch and eventually flows into Estero Bay. The watershed of the West Branch includes the urbanized areas west of Summerlin Road and north of Lakes Park. Hendry Creek West Branch is a tributary to the Hendry Creek, which has a TMDL for total nitrogen and is currently subject to a State of Florida Basin Management Action Plan.
The objective of the project is to improve the quality of the water flowing from Lakes Park into Hendry Creek. Award of this contract will allow for construction of the necessary water quality improvements. The primary focus will be on reducing pollutant load within the West Lake at Lakes Park.
The project involves construction of an alum treatment facility. Based on water conditions, the treatment facility will add alum to the West Lake. The Alum will bind with and settle out excess nutrients and algae. This will help remove approximately 3,300 pounds of nitrogen before it enters the Hendry Creek watershed. An additional benefit of this settling process is improved water clarity within the lake. |
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| | | | | | | | | | A) | Current year dollar amount of item:
| $4,294,600 | | | B) | Is this item approved in the current budget? | Yes | | | C) | Is this a revenue or expense item? | Expense | | | D) | Is this Discretionary or Mandatory? | Discretionary | | | E) | Will this item impact future budgets?
If yes, please include reasons in III(D) above.
| No | | | F) | Fund: CIP General Fund
Program: Capital Improvement Project
Project: Lakes Park Phase III
Account Strings: 20070930100 | | | G) | Fund Type? | Other: CIP General Fund | | | H) | Comments:
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| | | | | | | | | VI. | TIMING/IMPLEMENTATION | | | Project is anticipated to start in September, construction will be 240 days from date of notice to proceed. |
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| REVIEWERS: | | Department | Reviewer | Action | Date | | Natural Resources | Tucker, Mary | Approved | 8/21/2024 - 3:19 PM | | Natural Resources | Ottolini, Roland | Approved | 8/21/2024 - 3:29 PM | | Budget Services | Guttery, Angela | Approved | 8/22/2024 - 2:09 PM | | Budget Services | Winton, Peter | Approved | 8/23/2024 - 7:12 AM | | County Attorney | Swindle, Amanda | Approved | 8/23/2024 - 2:26 PM | | County Manager | Mora, Marc | Approved | 8/27/2024 - 2:48 PM |
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