Focus Area: Infrastructure (Engineering)
Staff Contact: Mary Jaeger / Nate Baldwin
Subject: Contract with George Butler Associates, Inc. for Water and Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation and Improvements Program On-Call Engineering Services.
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Consideration of a Master Agreement for Professional Services with George Butler Associates, Inc. for Water and Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation and Improvements Program On-Call Engineering Services.Body
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Summary:
This program is in place to allow the City of Olathe to rehabilitate and replace water mains, sewer mains, and low-pressure force mains in poor condition as identified and prioritized through asset management procedures to maintain system reliability.
A Request for Qualifications for this project was issued on February 7, 2025. Eleven (11) firms responded to this request. George Butler Associates, Inc. (GBA) and two other consultants were selected based on the submitted qualifications. The proposed agreement with GBA is on an as-needed basis and includes design and administration of water main, sewer main, and low-pressure force main rehabilitation and improvements projects. Additionally, services may include engineering studies, water system modeling, survey of existing conditions, utility coordination, cost estimates, land acquisition documentation needed for right-of-way or easements (title reports, easement documents, etc.), development of construction plans, and construction management services. The total cost of this agreement is $500,000.
Per the Request for Qualifications, the term of this agreement will be for three (3) years from the date of award. The City shall have the option of extending the agreement for an additional two (2) years for a total of five (5) years from the date of award.
The first identified project is scheduled to begin design in May 2025 with construction tentatively occurring in Fall 2025.
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Financial Impact:
This agreement is for an amount not to exceed $500,000. Funding for the services provided under this agreement will come from the following projects:
• Cedar Creek Low Pressure Force Main, PN 1-C-003-22
• Neighborhood Sanitary Sewer Improvements, PN 1-R-100-XX
• Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation I&I, PN 1-R-000-XX
• Waterline Rehabilitation, PN 5-R-000-XX
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Action Needed:
Approval of a Master Agreement for Professional Services with George Butler Associates, Inc. for Water and Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation and Improvements Program On-Call Engineering Services.
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Attachment(s):
A. Master Agreement for Professional Services