Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project: Engineering ServicesCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 26.
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January 18, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project: Engineering Services
SUMMARY: City Manager requesting authorization to negotiate and enter into a
contract with Strand Associates for an estimated fee of $100,200 to
provide engineering design services for the Granger Creek Lift Station
Upgrade Project.
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project-MVM
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Staff Memo
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City Manager Memo
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project, Engineering Services
(CIP #7102607)
DATE: January 11, 2022
The City received four responses to a Request for Proposals for engineering design
services for the Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project. The review committee
individually reviewed the proposals and then met to discuss the RFP responses. The
consensus of the review committee was that Strand Associates demonstrated the
highest level of professional competence, had a proven track record in the design of
wastewater lift station facilities and had the best understanding of the City's overall
objectives for the project and the sanitary sewer system
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos requests City Council authorization to negotiate and enter
into a contract with Strand Associates for an estimated fee of $100,200 to provide
engineering design services for the Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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SUBJECT: Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project, Engineering Services
(CIP#7102607)
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to seek authorization to negotiate and enter into a contract
with Strand Associates to provide engineering design services for Granger Creek Lift
Station Upgrade Project.
BACKGROUND
Over 60 years ago the City of Dubuque started to invest in sanitary sewer infrastructure
to protect the health of its citizens and to serve the growth that had occurred and was
occurring along its western City limits. The Catfish Creek Interceptor Sewer (CCIS) was
constructed in 1956, which allowed the City to extend sanitary sewers to property
owners within the sewer shed. The Catfish Creek Pump Station (CCPS) and Water
Pollution Control Plant, now referred to as Water Recourse Recovery Center (WRRC),
were constructed in the late 1960's. Since the late 1960's, the community has grown
and expanded to the west. The City has invested in renovations and replacements at
WRRC and CCPS to meet state and federal regulations, and to adequately serve its
expanding community.
In 1998 the City began to extend sanitary sewer along Granger Creek, to the Dubuque
Technology Park. The Granger Creek Interceptor sewer extension consisted of the
Granger Creek Pump Station and approximately 17,600 LF of both 20 inch and 18"
diameter pipe. The pump station was designed to be upgraded as needed to
accommodate growth within the sewer shed (sewer shed 4). The Granger Creek Pump
Station pumps the flow, from the lower Granger Creek Interceptor Sewer, up to the
Catfish Creek Pump Station. The Current firm pumping capacity of the Granger Creek
Pump station, is 0.49 MGD.
The City of Dubuque submitted a facility plan to Iowa Department of Natural Resources
(IDNR), in September of this year (2021), which identified three projects related to the
Granger Creek Interceptor Sewer System. One of the three projects is to upgrade the
capacity of the Granger Creek Pumping Station, from 0.49 MGD to 2.9 MGD. The
facility plan is based on the results of an intensive evaluation of the existing interceptor
collection and pumping systems that convey sewage to the Water Resource Recovery
Center (WRRC).
DISCUSSION
The City received four RFP responses by the December 22, 2021 deadline. The
respondents to the RFP consisted of: Strand Associates (Madison, WI), Veenstra &
Kimm, Inc (Dubuque, IA), Fehr Graham (Manchester, IA). And Snyder & Associates
(Cedar Rapids, IA).
The proposal review committee (Committee) consisted of Engineering Technician Todd
Irwin, Water & Resource Recovery Center Manager William O'brien, Civil Engineer
Deron Muehring, Project Manager Steve Sampson Brown, and Water Department
Manager Christopher Lester.
Having reviewed the proposals individually, the Committee met on December 28t" and
29th, 2021, to discuss and score the RFP responses. The Committee's evaluation and
subsequent scoring was based on each firm's qualifications, experience with projects of
similar scope, interest in the project, and availability. Points were awarded (0 thru 100)
based on the evaluation criteria identified in the RFP. The estimated fee component of
the submittal was not revealed to the committee prior to the initial evaluation and
scoring.
The committee's evaluation results are as follows:
Strand Associates: 94.67%
Veenstra & Kimm, Inc 86.67%
Fehr Graham 80.67%
Snyder & Associates 77.33%
The consensus of the Committee was that Strand Associates (Strand) demonstrated:
• The highest level of professional competence and a proven track record in the
design of wastewater lift station facilities.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the project scope.
• Experience of the team working with the City on similar projects.
• High level of interest in the project along with creativity and problem -solving
ability.
• Best understanding of the City's overall objectives, for the project, and the
sanitary sewer system.
RECOMMENDATION
The proposal review committee recommends that the City negotiate a scope of services
and enter into a contract with Strand Associates for the engineering design of the
Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project.
BUDGETIMPACT
The engineering design fee, estimated at $100,200, and additional engineering
expenses will be funded by funded by reallocating $290,000 from the Fiscal Year 2022
appropriation for the Sanitary Sewer Extensions to Existing Developments
(CIP#7101350) in the amount of $500,000.00. Revenue for the project design is from
the State Revolving Fund (SRF) loan.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
I respectfully request authorization to negotiate and execute a contract with Strand
Associates for engineering services for the Granger Creek Lift Station Upgrade Project.
Prepared by Todd Irwin, Engineering Technician
cc: Jenny Larson, Budget Director
William O'brien, Water & Resource Recovery Center Manager
Deron Muehring, Civil Engineer
Steve Sampson Brown, Project Manager
Christopher Lester, Water Department Manager
Todd Irwin, Engineering Technician
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