ORDINANCE No. 179897

Authorize a contract with CH2M HILL for professional engineering services for the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant Dry Weather Primary Clarifier Expansion Project 6905 (Ordinance)

The City of Portland ordains:

Section 1.  The Council finds:

1.  The CBWTP currently has three dry weather primary clarifiers, providing primary treatment for wastewater up to 120 million gallons per day (mgd). The Dry Weather Primary Clarifier Expansion will add a fourth clarifier, bringing primary treatment capacity up to 160 mgd, to accommodate higher anticipated flows to the CBWTP. The expansion to add a fourth dry weather primary clarifier was identified in the 1995 CBWTP Facilities Plan, the 2004 CBWTP Master Plan, as well as the Willamette River CSO Predesign Project Technical Memorandum.

2.  The Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) has a need of a consulting engineering firm to provide engineering services for the CBWTP Dry Weather Primary Clarifier Expansion, Project No. 6905.

3.  The consultant selection has been conducted in accordance with Chapter 5.68 of the Code of the City of Portland.

4.  The established cost is $877,769. Funds are available in the Sewer System Operating Fund, FY 2005-06 Adopted Budget, Bureau of Environmental Service, Center Code 14522110, Project Number 6905, Account No. 521000.

 NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs:

a.  The Commissioner of Public Utilities and Auditor are authorized to execute a contract with CH2M HILL for the purpose described in Section 1, in the amount of $877,769.

b.  The Mayor and Auditor are hereby authorized to draw and deliver warrants chargeable to the Adopted Sewer System Operating Fund, when demand is presented and approved by the proper authority.

Passed by the Council, February 01, 2006  Gary Blackmer

Sam Adams

Commissioner of Public Utilities        Auditor of the City of Portland

             By /S/ Susan Parsons

Vu Han

December 12, 2005              Deputy

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BACKING SHEET INFORMATION

AGENDA NO. 86 121-2006

ACTION TAKEN:

JANUARY 25, 2006 PASSED TO SECOND READING FEBRUARY 01, 2006 9:30 AM

ORDINANCE/RESOLUTION/COUNCIL DOCUMENT NO. 179897