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Consider a resolution authorizing the Brushy Creek Regional Utility Authority (BCRUA) to approve Supplemental Contract No. 11 with Walker Partners/Freese and Nichols Joint Venture for the BCRUA Phase 2 Raw Water Delivery System Project.
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The initial contract for the design of the Phase 2 Raw Water Delivery System Project, in the amount of $12,518,037, was awarded to Walker Partners/Freese and Nichols Joint Venture on November 28, 2018. Since that time, ten supplemental agreements have been awarded that increased the compensation to $13,249,233.
Supplemental Agreement No. 11 includes engineering services for providing bid phase services for the Phase 2 Raw Water Delivery System Project. The BCRUA Board voted to use the Competitive Sealed Proposal (CSP) delivery method for this project. Under competitive sealed proposals, changes in the nature of a proposal, and in prices, may be negotiated after proposals are opened. The project team will receive and evaluate proposals and make a recommendation to the BCRUA Board to award the project as a single construction contract to the selected contractor.
The total compensation for Supplemental Amendment No. 11 will not exceed $745,999 and will increase the total compensation to $13,995,121. Funding for this Supplemental Agreement for the City of Round Rock’s portion will use Phase 1A project savings. The City of Leander’s and the City of Cedar Park’s portions will use BCRUA’s 2018 SWIFT Loan bond funds. This contract exceeds the BCRUA Board maximum limit of $500,000, and will therefore require separate consideration and approval by all three-member city councils, before final authorization to proceed can be issued.
Round Rock’s portion of Supplemental No. 11 is 28.19%, which equates to $210,297.12. The BCRUA Operations Committee (OC) recommends approval and the Supplemental No. 11 was approved by the BCRUA Board on October 20, 2021.
Cost: $210,297.12
Source of Funds: Regional Water Fund