CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ 2024
APPROPRIATING $349,000 FROM SEWER FUND RESERVES TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
IMMEDIATE ACTION PROJECT, PACKAGE II PROJECT BUDGET
WHEREAS, the Clean Water Program (CWP) includes significant infrastructure upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP); and
WHEREAS, the WWTP Immediate Action Projects, Package II Project (Project) includes scope to improve the aging solids handling systems at the WWTP, including improvements to the sludge cake pumping system, installation of a sludge cake storage hopper, installation of a new centrifuge, improvements to the anaerobic digester piping, and refurbishments to the chlorine contact tank piping; and WHEREAS, the Project budget accounts for construction costs and contingency reserves associated with the construction contract, and also for engineering services, project management, and construction management services; and
WHEREAS, the current available budget for the Project is $14,346,372; and WHEREAS, $50,000 of the available budget was earmarked for potential future additional engineering services during construction from Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (Stantec), the engineer of record; and WHEREAS, the Project continues to experience multiple challenges related to installation of a new sludge cake storage hopper and two new sludge cake pumps, leading to additional construction delays resulting in an extended timeframe during which Stantec's engineering services during construction are necessary; and WHEREAS, the level of effort associated with Stantec’s required services is $399,000; and WHEREAS, to address the budget deficit required to fund Stantec’s services, an appropriation of $349,000 from the Sewer Fund Reserves to the Project account (46t009) is required, revising the total project budget to a value of $14,695,372; and
WHEREAS, this appropriation does not include additional construction, engineering, and management costs and services that may be required at a future date.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that:
1. The work addressed by this administrative report is being undertaken to support the Clean Water Program. This project is subject to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the general components of which are included as part of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (Final PEIR) (SCH No. 201532006) that was prepared for the Clean Water Program. The Final PEIR was certified by City Council on June 6, 2016. 9 8
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2. An appropriation of $349,000 from Sewer Fund Reserves to the WWTP Immediate Action Project, Package II Project account (46t009), revising the total project budget to a value of $14,695,372, is authorized.