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Professional Services Contract with Freese & Nichols, Inc. for the engineering design of upgrades to the Dorchester Levee Pump Station in the total amount of $69,700
Presenter
Noreen Housewright, Stormwater Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The State of Texas received a Presidential Disaster Declaration, DR-4272, following severe storms and flooding in May-June 2016. The Presidential Disaster Declaration allocated federal funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to communities in Texas impacted by the disaster. Although not directly impacted by these flooding events, the City is an eligible applicant for this grant opportunity.
The HMGP grant includes an allocation of funding for initiative projects, including generators. The City of Grand Prairie previously pursued two HMGP grants for a generator at the Dorchester Levee. The HMGP program received more funding requests than available funding and the project was not funded. The Stormwater Department, Streets Department and the Office of Emergency Management resubmitted the project to DR-4272 this year and was approved for partial funding.
As a stipulation of the DR-4272, the City is responsible for the engineering design of upgrades funding to the Dorchester Levee Pump Station. The firm of Freese & Nichols, Inc. was selected for their expertise in this field and previous work on the project.
The scope of engineering design work for the Dorchester Levee Pump Emergency Generator Addition design will include the addition of a new diesel-fired emergency generator, with sound attenuated enclosure, a fuel tank on site at the existing pump station , SCADA upgrades to incorporate the emergency generator into the system, and the associated connections between the new emergency generator and existing pump station. The new emergency generator will be sized to operate the full load of the pump station, includi...
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