Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Utilities

TO:	David Corliss – City Manager Cynthia Boecker, Assistant City Manager Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager
FROM:	Mike Lawless – Project Engineer
CC:	Dave Wagner – Director of Utilities Philip Ciesielski – Asst. Director of Utilities David Cox - Asst. Director of Utilities Beth Frailey Krishtalka – Management Analyst
Date:	March 4, 2008
RE:	March 11, 2008 Agenda Item - Expansion of Wet Weather Storage Capacity at Pump Station 09 (Four Seasons) Utilities Department Project #UT0705 Advertise a Request for Proposals

Please include the following item on the City Commission agenda for consideration at the March 11, 2008 meeting:

Authorize staff to distribute a Request for Proposals for an Engineering Services Agreement for the expansion of the wet weather storage capacity at Pump Station 09 (Four Seasons).

Project Background

The 2003 Wastewater Master Plan identified improvements to Pump Station 09 located west of 31^st and Kasold that included expansion of the wet weather storage capacity by 2.5 million gallons. The additional wet weather storage is critical to relieving collection system capacity issues and for the continuation of development along the 31^st Street corridor. This project was to be one of the first projects approved for construction within the Wakarusa Water Reclamation Facility (WWRF) contract. While the timing of the construction of the WWRF is being reviewed in the new 2008 Wastewater Facilities Master Plan, there is a more immediate need for the additional storage capacity at Pump Station 09.

Preliminary Schedule

The estimated schedule will be revised to include the opinion of the selected consultant.

Consultant Selection: April 2008

Engineering Agreement: May, 2008

Complete Design: August, 2008

Construction Contract: October, 2008

Complete Construction: March, 2009

Project Funding

Funding for this project is through the Utilities Capital Improvement Program bonded funds.

Action Request

Authorize staff to distribute a Request for Proposals for an Engineering Services Agreement for the expansion of the wet weather storage capacity at Pump Station 09 (Four Seasons).