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, currently valued at $6,017,000. The pool expires on November 30, 2028. The action was forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners with a favorable recommendation by the Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology Committee on 7/15/2026. The agenda date is 9/1/2026. The impact is countywide. The additional expenditure authority is needed for WASD's operational needs, including planned maintenance, emergency repairs, and regulatory compliance. The Central District Wastewater Treatment Plant at Virginia Key experienced reduced capacity due to oxygen production system failures, leading to a temporary dewatering system at the North District Wastewater Treatment Plant with expenditures exceeding $2 million. The funding will also support cleaning of 10 contact basins at the Alexander Orr, Hialeah, and Preston Water Treatment Plants. 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 noted a resolved settlement between the County and Synagro South, LLC via Resolution No. R-769-23. No public comment or stakeholder sentiment is stated in the document.