TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: Missie Barletto, Public Works Director
THROUGH: Jennifer Alvarez, Interim City Manager
DATE: October 6, 2020
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APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 148-20 TO APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PLANNING/DESIGN, INC. D/B/A SANFORD GOLF DESIGN FOR RAW WATER TRANSMISSION MAIN REPLACEMENT AND GOLF COURSE RENOVATION DESIGN SERVICES PURSUANT TO RFQ NO. 2020-002 (PROJECT NO. 19-032); IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,199,700
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
Motion to Approve Resolution No. 148-20 to award an Agreement with Planning/Design, Inc. d/b/a Sanford Golf Design for Raw Water Transmission Main Replacement and Golf Course Renovation Design Services pursuant to RFQ No. 2020-002 (Project No. 19-032, in an amount not to exceed $2,199,700.
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Background:
The City of Delray Beach (City) owns and operates approximately two-and-three-quarters (2 3/4) miles of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipeline installed in the early 1970s located from the Municipal Golf Course Well Field water wells, and from the Lake Worth Drainage District Canal east to SW 2nd Ave connecting in front of the water treatment plant. The pipe, which has limited access for repair crews along portions of its length, is difficult to repair, has no available replacement parts, is difficult to isolate in sections due to the state of the existing valves, has no redundancy and is the City’s primary feed supplying raw source (Biscayne Aquifer well) water to the water treatment plant for treatment and subsequent distribution. The pipe has experienced five breaks and has received emergency patch repairs. Of special concern, the pipe appears to be experiencing failures at the fused pipe joints, making repairs especially difficult.
The City also owns and operates the Municipal Golf Course, located just west of Interstate-95 and south of Atlantic Avenue, on Highland Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida. The golf course is an important component of the City's Parks and Recreation De...
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