Fix It

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this motion is to have the Council consider awarding a contract for wastewater treatment plant improvement work. The Work includes miscellaneous improvements and repairs to facilities and equipment at the wastewater treatment plant.

The City of Lake Mills received sealed bids for the 2013 Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project, WWTP contract 1-2013 at 1 p.m., local time, March 28, 2013 at City Hall.

The bids were opened and August Winters and Sons, Inc, 2323 North Roemer Road, Appleton, WI 54911 was the low bidder with a bid of $815,000.00. The low bidder provided a 10% bond as required.

BACKGROUND

City staff reviewed the maintenance issues at the plant and prepared a maintenance plan for the wastewater treatment plant, realizing the need to focus on replacement of aging equipment and improving inefficient wastewater treatment processes at the wastewater treatment plant.

Due to the age of the major mechanical equipment at the wastewater treatment plant, the City needs to complete maintenance rehabilitation of the roof; leaking tank; remove wall panels and paint the walls in the gravity belt thickener room; replace the polymer feed system; rebuild the gravity belt thickener; provide a fume hood over the lab oven; rebuild the influent wastewater screen and wash press; provide additional phosphorus removal chemical piping from the chemical feed room to the oxidation ditches; rebuild existing oxidation ditch aerator drives and replace impellers; repair the oxidation ditch influent splitter box, rebuild existing clarifier drives and paint clarifier mechanisms; refinish the fiberglass final clarifier domes; provide high level float alarms in sludge storage tank no. 1 through 4 and install check valve in piping near sludge storage tank no. 5.

The contract ultimately added concrete joint repairs to the oxidation ditches and removal of a slide gate. The laboratory also added painting of walls, new ceiling and some counter to accommodate the muffle furnace. A third PRC feed location was added. Equipment and Scada allowances were added for rebuild issues and additional monitoring. New baffles were added to the final clarifiers. The engineer’s memo is attached.

DECISION

Staff recommends the Council award the contract to August Winters and Sons, Inc, 2323 North Roemer Road, Appleton, WI 54911 with a bid of $815,000.00. The funds for this project are coming from the Wastewater Maintenance account with total project costs of approximately $907,000.00. 

The Public Works Board is has recommended awarding the bid to August Winters and Sons, Inc, 2323 North Roemer Road, Appleton, WI 54911for WWTP Contract 1-2013, Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project in the amount of $815,000.00.

The motion authorizes the City Manager to take such actions as required to award the contract to August Winters and Sons, Inc, 2323 North Roemer Road, Appleton, WI 54911. The Engineer’s recommendation and plan set are included in the packet. The preliminary bid tabulation is included in the packet.