HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/17/2015 Construction Engineering for Generator Installation at BPS 11Mount Prospect Public Works Department
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
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TO: ACTING VILLAGE MANAGER DAVID STRAHL
FROM: WATER/SEWER SUPERINTENDENT
DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2015
SUBJ: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING FOR GENERATOR INSTALLATION
AT BPS 11 ($25,700)
BACKGROUND
The Village Board has authorized the installation of emergency, standby generators at
the Village's deep well sites. These standby units are designed to provide all of the
electrical power sufficient to run the village's deep wells and booster pumps at each
site.
Over the past several years, the village installed emergency generators at three (3)
deep well/booster pumping stations including station 5, 16 and 17. For each project, an
electrical engineer was needed to prepare the plans and specifications for both the
generator purchase and its subsequent installation.
DISCUSSION
For the first two sites; staff used the services of the Farnsworth Group of Bloomington,
Illinois and for the third unit, Burns & McDonnell Engineers of Downers Grove, Illinois.
Burns & McDonnell assisted with the review and purchase of the fourth generator unit
which was purchased in 2014 under a joint purchase agreement from Patten Power
Systems of Wheaton, Illinois.
Staff is recommending the continued use of consulting engineer, Burns & McDonnell
Engineers to complete the installation of the fourth unit at Station 11. At staff's request,
Burns submitted a proposal to supply specified engineering assistance after contract
award that includes oversight of the project and contract administration.
Their fee to assist the Village with this project for 2015 is $25,700 based on an
estimated four to six weeks of part-time assistance.
Engineering services for this type of work usually range between 8-10% of the overall
project costs. When the engineering fee is compared to the installation bid award being
considered by the Board, this engineering fee proposal is below that percentage range
and is considered reasonable by staff.
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Construction Engineering for Generator Installation at BPS 11 ($25,700)
February 12, 2015
Staff has worked well with Burns & McDonnell on several projects over the past few
years, including the acquisition and installation of standby generators for the sanitary
sewer relief stations, the replacement of George Street North and South sanitary sewer
relief stations, and the acquisition and installation of the standby, emergency generator
for Booster Pumping Station 17.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the Village Board authorize a professional services agreement with
Burns & McDonnell Engineers of Downers Grove, Illinois, for construction engineering
services associated with the installation of a standby emergency generator at Station 11
for an amount not to exceed $25,700. Sufficient funds for this proposed contract exist in
the water/sewer enterprise fund.
Matt Overeem
S P. Dorsey
Director of Public Works
CC: Village Clerk Lisa Angell
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