DEWATERING PREQUAL POOL - MOD

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee · 2026-07-15 · resolution

Resolution authorizing additional expenditure authority of $12,879,707.00 for a total modified cumulative pool amount of $18,896,707.00 for Prequalification Pool No. EVN0000187, Dewatering and Tank Cleaning Services, for the Water and Sewer Department. The pool was established on October 3, 2023, through Resolution No. R-871-23 and modified through Resolution No. R-556-25, for a five-year term and is currently valued at $6,017,000. The pool expires on November 30, 2028. The additional expenditure authority is specifically for WASD, the largest user. The services include tank cleaning, sludge removal, dewatering, vacuum truck services, hydro-excavation, and related maintenance activities. The request is to address WASD's operational needs, including planned maintenance, emergency repairs, increased system demand, and regulatory compliance. The Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant (CDWWTP) at Virginia Key experienced reduced treatment capacity due to failures affecting its oxygen production systems, and WASD installed a temporary dewatering system at the North District Wastewater Treatment Plant (NDWWTP), resulting in expenditures exceeding $2 million. The funding will also support cleaning of 10 contact basins at the Alexander Orr, Hialeah, and Preston Water Treatment Plants. The item was forwarded to the BCC with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 7/15/2026. Agenda date is 9/1/2026. Any contract award under the pool exceeding $5,000,000.00 is subject to ratification by the Board. Prequalified vendors include Envirowaste Services Group, Inc., Flotech Environmental, LLC (SBE), Merrell Bros., Inc., Synagro South, LLC, and U.S. Submergent Technologies, LLC. Due diligence found no adverse findings except for litigation resolved through a settlement agreement between the County and Synagro South, LLC via Resolution No. R-769-23. Public comment sentiment is not stated.