Title
Consider a resolution authorizing the President to execute Supplemental Contract No. 4 4 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Walker Partners Planning Level Evaluation for Phase 2A, Water Treatment Plant. (BCRUA-2025-012)
Body
In September 2023, the Board approved the initial agreement for planning level engineering with Walker Partners for the Phase 2A plant expansion project which led to Supplemental Contract (SC) No. 1 for final engineering services in March of 2024 followed by SC 2 and SC 3 which were relatively minor additions to the final engineering contract. The current total contract is $3,576,588.
The purposes of Supplemental Amendment No. 4 is to provide bid phase services, construction phase services and SCADA system standardization for the Phase 2A Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Expansion Project. The Project increases the treatment capacity of the BCRUA WTP from approximately 42 million gallons per day (MGD) to approximately 64 MGD.
Bidding documents are currently under regulatory review, and it is anticipated that the Bid and Award process will go from May 2025 to August 2025 with construction beginning in September of 2025 and completing in Spring of 2028.
Total cost of this supplemental contract is $8,009,777, increasing the total contract amount to $11,586,365, which is included in the project budget. Funding for this contract will be from the 2025 TWDB SWIFT loan for Leander and local funds for Round Rock.
This contract exceeds the 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.
BCRUA Staff, Legal and the Operations Committee (OC) have reviewed the contract and recommend approval.
Cost: $8,009,777
Source of Funds: 2025 TWDB SWIFT loan for Leander and local funds for Round Rock