R26-060 RESOLUTION NO. R26-060
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
2 BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING TASK ORDER NO. 2 WITH JACOBS
3 ENGINEERING GROUP,INC., FOR PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE WEST
4 WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
5 $4,601,651;AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES.
6
7 WHEREAS, as a result of Request for Qualifications ("RFQ") No. UTL24-031, the City
8 selected Jacobs Engineering Group,Inc. ("Consultant")and entered into an Agreement for the East
9 and West Water Plant Upgrades and Treatment Options Evaluation, Planning, and Design for
10 Emerging Contaminants Removal, Engineering Services that is Grant and Loan Funded, approved
11 by Resolution No. R25-027 on January 21, 2025; and
12 WHEREAS, the City received a Florida Department of Environmental Protection State
13 Revolving Fund ("FDEP SRF") loan with principal forgiveness for $5,400,000 for East and West
14 Water Treatment Plant upgrades and treatment options evaluation, planning, and design for
15 emerging contaminant removal. The SRF funding will be reimbursed to the City and the Utility CIP
16 budget; and
17 WHEREAS, the Consultant conducted a study, prepared a report, and performed
18 engineering services to evaluate the ability of the existing treatment processes at the East Water
19 Treatment Plant to meet the proposed emerging contaminants regulations and evaluate
20 alternatives. This study and facilities plan also evaluated options for treatment at the West Water
21 Treatment Plant and any upgrades needed to the treatment process, electrical system,
22 instrumentation, and control components to automate the treatment process and meet
23 regulations for emerging contaminants or other identified future regulations for potable water.
24 WHEREAS, the Consultant completed the above task for $770,000 and developed
25 recommendations for both East and West Treatment Plants to meet the regulatory requirements
26 and address the next steps to address source water options and design, hydrogeology
27 assessment, preliminary and intermediate design of the West Water Treatment Plant,consumptive
28 use permit coordination, and associated studies and subtasks. These tasks will be completed
29 utilizing the funds remaining in the FDEP SRF funding of $4,601,651; and
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RESOLUTION NO. R26-060
31 WHEREAS, subsequent tasks and subtasks for the consultant will require additional
32 funding to complete detailed design of the West Water Treatment Plant upgrades, plan for East
33 Water Treatment Plant upgrade planning, conceptual and detailed design, pilot study, and other
34 associated subtasks, including permitting coordination, bidding, and construction management
35 tasks. Staff plans to apply for additional funding from the FDEP SRF program to complete these
36 tasks to help offset the cost. The Utility is working on a financial plan for the construction of the
37 two water treatment plants; and
38 WHEREAS, the City Commission, upon the recommendation of staff, has deemed it in the
39 best interests of the City's citizens and residents to approve Task Order No. 2 with Jacobs
40 Engineering Group, Inc., for preliminary design of the west water treatment plant in an amount
41 not to exceed $4,601,651.
42
43 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
44 BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
45 SECTION 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
46 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption.
47 SECTION 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, does hereby
48 approve Task Order No. 2 with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., for preliminary design of the west
49 water treatment plant in an amount not to exceed $4,601,651 (the "Task Order"), in form and
50 substance similar to that attached as Exhibit A.
51 SECTION 3. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, hereby
52 authorizes the Mayor to execute the Task Order. The Mayor is further authorized to execute any
53 ancillary documents as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Resolution.
54 SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall retain the fully executed Task Order as a public record
55 of the City. A copy of the fully executed Task Order shall be provided to Poonam Kalkat to forward
56 to the Consultant.
57 SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect in accordance with the law.
58
RESOLUTION NO. R26-060
59 PASSED AND ADOPTED this —1 day of cZ'ti 1 2026.
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61 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
62 YES NO
63 Mayor— Rebecca Shelton ✓
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65 Vice-Mayor—Thomas Turkin
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67 Commissioner—Angela Cruz ✓
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69 Commissioner— Mack McCray ✓
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71 Commissioner—Aimee Kelley ✓
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73 VOTE 5 -0
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77 Tammy Stanzilne, CMC Rebecca Shelton
78 Interim City Clerk Mayor
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Engineering Services Task Order
Task Order No. 2
Consultant: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEG)
Contract No. R25-027
1. Task/Proiect Phase. Preliminary Design West WTP
2. Detailed Scope of Professional Services.
A detailed scope of services under this Task Order, in accordance with the phases of service detailed in
the Agreement, is attached as Exhibit A.
3. Deliverables and Schedule.
Consultant shall deliver to the City the deliverables specified at the time indicated on the attached Exhibit
A.
4. Compensation.
The total Fee to be paid to Consultant under this Task Order shall not exceed $4,601,650.00, based on the
hourly rates currently in effect under the Agreement.
A detailed fee schedule is attached as Exhibit A.
The payment schedule (based on deliverables) is attached as Exhibit A.
5. Agreement Reference.
This Task Order shall be performed under the terms and conditions described within the R25-027
Agreement, dated January 21, 2025, by and between the City of Boynton Beach and JEG ("Consultant"),
Contract No. R25-027.
6. Insurance.
Consultant shall maintain insurance coverages in accordance with the Agreement and hereby confirms that
Certificate(s) of Insurance evidencing current policies meeting the requirements of the Agreement are on
file with the City as of the date of this Task Order.
7. Exhibits.
All attached Exhibits are incorporated fully into this Task Order and the Agreement.
8. Notice to Proceed.
® If checked, Consultant's receipt of a fully-executed copy of this Task Order shall serve as the
Notice to Proceed under this Task Order, effective as of the date the fully-executed Task Order
was emailed to the Consultant.
® If checked, Consultant shall commence Services under this Task Order as specified in a
forthcoming Notice to Proceed.
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Scope of Engineering Services for
The City of Boynton Beach East and West WTP Upgrades For Emerging Contaminants Removal
Task Order#2: Preliminary Design West WTP
March 24,2026
This Exhibit, when executed, shall be incorporated into and become part of the Agreement, with
reference RFQ No. UTL24-031, for Engineering Services between the City of Boynton Beach (CITY),
and Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEG) (CONSULTANT), dated January 21, 2025, hereafter referred
to as the Agreement.
1. INTRODUCTION
Driven by the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, CITY is planning to provide
treatment improvements to the East and West Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) to remove per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other emerging contaminants (EC). Additionally, the project
will address increasing potable water demands, as the customer base continues to grow, by
developing a new deeper, brackish groundwater source, as an alternative water supply. Lastly, the
project will address aging plant equipment that have reached the end of their useful life. This 'once-
in-a-lifetime' project will address the CITY's water supply system challenges holistically and provide
safe and reliable potable water. Treatment solutions need to be sustainable and resilient, anticipate
current and future water regulations and improve operations and maintenance of the CITY's water
supply system. The solution also needs to cover the entire system and not only address specific
treatment or asset condition issues at either the West or East WTP.
The project will partly be funded by a loan/grant from the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program for ECs and therefore the
project will adhere to the SRF program requirements. The delivery of this project will be through a
design-bid-build implementation and to be completed by EPA's compliance deadline of April 26th
2029. The agreement dictates compliance with all relevant federal laws and regulations, including
'Davis-Bacon Wage Requirement' and 'Build America, Buy America Act' and the SRF program requires
adherence to other procurement stipulations in the agreement.
In July— November 2024, through request for qualification (RFQ) UTL24-031 selection procedure
under the Consultant's Competitive Negotiation Act (CCNA), CITY selected CONSULTANT to provide
engineering services for the East and West WTP Upgrades. As part of this agreement, CONSULTANT
performed engineering services for Task Order 1 'Treatment Options Evaluation and Facilities Plan'
with the recommended solution (identified at Alternative 9B in Task 6 Alternatives Evaluation TM)
summarized below:
• West WTP: new 24 million gallons per day (mgd) nanofiltration (NF) facility
• East WTP: new 6 mgd reverse osmosis (RO) facility
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The recommended solution covers new production wells in the West wellfield, concentrate-disposal
deep injection wells (DIWs), treatment facility storage tank and pumping improvements needed at
both treatment facility. Further details will be provided in Section 2 below.
Task Order 2 (this task order) covers the preliminary design tasks for the West WTP improvements.
Future task orders may cover subsequent tasks, including detailed design of the West WTP, planning
and design tasks of the East WTP, construction management, Supervisory Control and Data
Acquisition (SCADA) implementation, startup services, operations support and any other services
requested by CITY.
The scope of services for Task Order 2 is described below with the proposed deliverable schedule,
compensation and assumptions presented later in the document.
2. SCOPE OF SERVICES
The services proposed are listed below and described in detail in the following task descriptions:
• Task 1 —Project Management
• Task 2 — Corrosion Control Treatment
• Task 3 — Preliminary Design Wellheads and WTP Facilities
• Task 4— Permitting Assistance
• Task 5 — Hydrogeology
• Task 6— Owner Allowance
Task 1— Project Management and Quality Control
Project management will be conducted by CONSULTANT and will include coordination with CITY,
schedule and budget management, health and safety considerations, monthly progress reports and
invoices, project administration and quality control on deliverables. Upon the Notice to Proceed
(NTP), CONSULTANT will coordinate with CITY to commence the work, prepare an agenda and hold a
project kick off meeting to discuss the project execution plan including; staffing plans, performance
schedule, sequence of deliverables and project objectives.
Services under this task will also cover:
• Coordination with third-party engineering firm managing the hydraulic model of CITY's
potable water distribution system, discuss opportunities and limitations of the existing system
to meet future potable water demands from the modified East and West WTPs to all locations
within the service area.
• Coordination with CITY's management, utilities and public relation departments to develop
public outreach, community impact and project communication materials. Where applicable,
CONSULTANT will use best-practices available from the EPA, American Water Works
Association (AWWA), FDEP, or Palm Beach County or share best-practices used within
CONSULTANT's organization.
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• Coordination with Florida Power and Light (FP&L) to maintain the appropriate feed and
transformer capacity to support the West WTP improvements.
• Coordination with permitting agencies and third parties about the permits required for the
West WTP improvements
• Presentations at CITY's council meetings and to CITY's management to talk about progress of
the work and findings. This may include developing supportive presentation materials for
utility leadership or stand-alone presentations and may cover PFAS treatment technologies
selected by other utilities in South Florida.
Task 1 deliverables:
• Kickoff, progress meeting and workshop summaries in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Public outreach documents in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) electronic format
• Teams call notes to document conversations with FP&L, and other third parties and agencies.
• Presentations to CITY council and management in PowerPoint electronic format
• Monthly invoices and progress reports in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Performance schedule
• QA/QC sheets of deliverables in Excel and Adobe PDF electronic formats
Task 2—Corrosion Control Treatment
The purpose of this task is to define finished water quality (WQ) goals as it pertains to corrosion
control treatment. CONSULTANT will collect and review historic Lead and Copper Rule (LCR)
compliance sampling, source, treated, and distribution system WQ, and operational data of the
WTPs, flushing programs and practices, as well as pipe age and pipe materials used in the distribution
system for mains, service lines and premises plumbing. Following the data collection and review,
CONSULTANT will conduct a desktop evaluation of the current WQ parameters versus new WTP
finished WQ impact on distribution system water corrosion control indices. The new finished WQ at
each treatment facility may see the following changes:
• West WTP: lower alkalinity, hardness, sulfate and chloride levels and higher pH
• East WTP: lower alkalinity, hardness, and sulfate levels, higher pH and chloride levels
CONSULTANT will then conduct an on-site distribution WQ assessment in several areas of the system
to characterize the existing distribution bulk WQ and existing internal scales in the transmission and
distribution lines as follows:
• At the point of entry (POE)
• In areas with older pipe including asbestos cement pipes, iron-based pipes
• Dead-end(s) and other areas of low and high water age
• Areas of discolored water and odor complaints
• Areas with the most common pipe material
• Pipe-scale analysis in several portions of the distribution system if pipe sections are available
and preserved
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In preparation for this system assessment, CONSULTANT will develop a testing plan and sampling
protocols using approved standard methods or best practice available. The sampling plan will include
up to 25 sample locations throughout the distribution system. The testing plan defines the field work
and laboratory work and will include key parameters as listed below:
• pH • total iron
• temperature • heavy metals
• ORP • sulfate
• conductivity • total and dissolved calcium hardness
• turbidity • nitrite and nitrate
• apparent color • free ammonia
• M-alkalinity • total chlorine
• total manganese • free chlorine
• total aluminum
As part of the field work, CONSULTANT will provide monitoring instruments and chemical reagents to
analyze key parameters mentioned at no additional cost to CITY with exception of sulfate, chloride
and a scan of heavy metals including lead, copper, arsenic, selenium, and antimony. It is expected
that up to ten samples will be analyzed by CITY's appointed, qualified laboratory for chloride, sulfate,
and heavy metals. Chemical reagents are necessary to measure the WQ parameters listed. Additional
general lab equipment may be necessary to be purchased by CONSULTANT if CITY does not own
these items such as a magnetic stirrer, burettes, Erlenmeyer's flask, stands and pipets.
Following completion of the distribution assessment, CONSULTANT will conduct an Optimal
Corrosion Control Treatment (OCCT) evaluation of current versus new WTP finished WQ impact on
system water corrosion control indices, including pH, alkalinity, hardness, Larson Ratio, Chloride to
Sulfate Mass Ratio and poly/orthophosphate. The assessment will include review of Pourbaix charts
and solubility curves of metals, incorporate effects of nitrification and changes in residual chloramine
disinfectant and review of buffer intensity.
Potential WQ constraints for corrosion control treatment alternatives will be identified that may
impact regulatory requirements including modification of pH, alkalinity and orthophosphate ranges,
and possible transition to different corrosion control chemicals such as ortho/polyphosphate blends.
The study will also look at the corrosion control impacts of a potential future switch to a free chlorine
residual disinfectant in the system and WQ goals for a free chlorine system.
The outcome of this desktop study analysis is an OCCT study technical memorandum (TM) assuming
CITY maintains a chloramine residual in the system. The future free chlorine conversion assessment
and impacts on OCCT will be included in a separate section in the TM.
Follow-up work may include a coupon (bench-scale) and/or pipe loop test (pilot-scale), if this is
recommended, and a permit application to the Palm Beach County Department of Health (PBC DOH)
to modify the existing OCCT and related Water Quality Parameters (WQP). This follow-up work will
be part of a future work authorization.
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Task 2 deliverables:
• Distribution system testing plan and sampling protocols (draft)
• Preliminary TM (draft) summarizing the desktop corrosion treatment analysis in Adobe PDF
electronic format.
• OCCT TM (draft and final) detailing the distribution testing results and impact on the OCCT
analysis in Adobe PDF electronic format.
Task 3— Preliminary Design Wellheads and WTP Facilities
The services included herein will provide the design of a new West NF WTP with a capacity of up to
24 mgd. The new WTP will be located on the existing site, with offsite and onsite raw water and
finished water piping improvements, a new pre-treatment structure and membrane building planned
south of the existing ground storage tank (GST) and new post-treatment equipment planned to be
integrated with existing post treatment systems (identified as Alternative 9B in Task 6 Alternatives
Evaluation, Task Order No. 1). Additional production wells and one onsite concentrate-disposal DIW
will support these improvements. Facilities also include an additional finished water storage tank,
high service pumping and finished water transfer pumping to the East WTP.
The design will cover the following facilities:
1. Raw water production:
a. Wellheads including individual power feeds from FP&L
b. Raw water transmission extension and improvements
2. Pretreatment:
a. On-site raw water pipeline improvements, including an above-ground metering
header with an emergency pressure relief system and redundancy
b. Sand separators, located outside on slab on grade south of the DIW well. This includes
a waste sump, treatment and pump station
c. Cartridge filters
d. Chemical pretreatment with a scale inhibitor and sulfuric acid (option)
3. Main treatment:
a. Dedicated, vertical turbine, feed pumps, equipped with inverter duty motor and
variable speed drives (VFDs)
b. Two-stage membrane skids with interstage pumps, start-up bypass and permeate-to-
waste facilities
c. Raw water bypass blend arrangement with cartridge filters
d. Clean-in-place (CIP) system
4. Post treatment:
a. pH correction of degasifier feed with carbonic acid
b. Degasifiers and biological odor scrubbers
c. Rehabilitation of existing clearwell and transfer pumps
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d. New clearwell sized for pump operations and new transfer pumps, equipped with
inverter duty motor and VFDs
e. Treated water transfer pipeline improvements
f. Chemical dosing optimization for pH correction, corrosion control and primary and
secondary disinfection for 4-log virus treatment
g. New GST
h. Rehabilitation of existing high service pumps and new vertical turbine high service
pumps (if needed)
i. West-East transfer pumps
j. On-site finished water pipeline improvements (suction and delivery)
5. Concentrate disposal:
a. Wellhead
b. Concentrate transmission improvements
6. Chemical treatment covering bulk storage, transfer pumps, day storage and metering pumps
of the following chemicals:
a. Sulfuric acid
b. Scale inhibitor
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Sodium hypochlorite
e. Ammonium sulfate
f. Alkaline for pH correction, either sodium hydroxide or calcium hydroxide
g. Corrosion inhibitor, if needed based on OCCT study
h. Relocation of chemical bulk storage area to north and east of existing membrane
building. Location of day storage and metering pumps of the pre- and post-treatment
chemicals to remain as is.
7. New membrane building consisting of operations and process areas:
a. Operations area (single story, approximately 5,000 sf), air conditioned, designed to
become CITY's emergency center with the following areas:
i. Lobby
ii. Control/server room
iii. Bathroom (female/male) and janitor and storage rooms
iv. Offices, up to two
b. Process area (approx. 25,000 sf), naturally and force-ventilated unless otherwise
stated with the following areas:
i. Membrane room housing vertical cartridge filters, feed and interstage pumps,
CIP system and membrane skids
ii. Electrical room, air conditioned
iii. Vault adjacent to electrical room
8. Electrical support system:
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a. New main feeder line and transformers (13.2 kV to 480 V), owned by FP&L, located
adjacent to the electrical room of the new membrane building
b. Main and generator switchgear and automatic transfer switches (ATSs),480 V.
c. Motor control centers (MCCs) and VFDs, 480 V
d. Standby power generators, Tier 4 rated, 480 V, including diesel storage
9. Instrumentation support system:
a. Fiber connections with existing and new systems
b. Distributed control with remote PLCs, designed with redundancy
c. Centralized PLCs located in the server rooms, adjacent to the control rooms
d. SCADA terminals in control rooms in the existing process and new membrane building
e. Instruments to support process monitoring and controls
10. Modifications to the high service building to accommodate following changes:
a. Electrical switchgear, MCC and VFD that feed high service pumps
b. Standby power generators and associated generator switchgear
c. Day storage and metering facilities of post-treatment chemicals
11. Site work:
a. New or rehabilitated process waste sump and pumps (to sanitary sewer)
b. Scavenger system (to DIW)
c. Yard piping
d. Electrical duct banks and conduits
e. Stormwater piping and detention ponds
f. Fencing, security gate and entrance security system
g. Roads and parking areas
h. Landscaping
12. Demolition:
a. Production well No. 13. A replacement well will be provided
b. Equipment in the process building that will be decommissioned. This includes existing
cartridge filters, feed pumps, membrane skids, CIP system and associated piping,
including electrical and instrumentation and control systems
c. Chemical bulk storage and feed facilities that will be decommissioned
d. Degasifiers, odor control system and associated equipment
e. Spent cleaning solution system
f. Electrical equipment in high service pump building
13. East WTP upgrades
a. Temporary or permanent piping between the West-East interconnect to either the
recarbonation basin or GST, to blend finished water from the West WTP with semi-
treated or treated water from the East WTP
b. Changes to the control system to coordinate WTP operations
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Subtask 3.1 —Conceptual (15%) Design
As part of the task, CONSULTANT will organize site visits for CITY personnel to existing, operational
Surficial and Floridan Aquifer System (FAS) NF/RO WTPs with North Springs Utility District, Bonita
Springs Utility, Lee County, the City of Cape Coral and Palm Beach County as potential targets. These
are NF and RO facilities that were designed in the last 10 years by CONSULTANT. The objective of the
site visits is to review the different design approaches and equipment arrangements, and to assess
related advantages and disadvantages. Also, CONSULTANT and CITY will identify and develop design
detail preferences as it relates to the West WTP improvements project.
To facilitate site layout development and to address requirements of the CITY's site plan
development permit process, CONSULTANT will develop a site master plan covering sizes and
location of new process equipment, membrane building (operations and process areas), site
structures, GST, stormwater areas and utility corridors. The layout will identify setbacks, including
proper clearances, ingress/egress, buffer requirements, landscaping needs and traffic & delivery
truck turnaround areas logistics. The site master plan will also include a construction sequencing,
operation strategies, transition approaches and constructability considerations to maintain
production during construction.
As part of the conceptual design, CONSULTANT will also develop an electrical master plan. This will
include an initial load list for the site, site plan with location of motors, process equipment and other
electrical consumers and an overall approach to the new electrical system. Changes to utility feed
and transformer system will be discussed with FP&L. As part of this plan, CONSULTANT will review
different electrical voltage options for main switchgear, MCCs and various large pumps.
Also, options will be discussed to optimize the size and number of membrane skids, increase the
membrane system recovery and therewith reduce the membrane concentrate flows, retrofit the
concentrate disposal facilities with a future PFAS treatment system, and potentially transfer
membrane concentrate between East and West WTP therewith avoiding a third DIW. Some of these
considerations may result in space allocation on site for future modifications.
CONSULTANT will develop a Class V estimate of opinion of probable construction costs (OPCC), in
accordance with the AACE International Recommended Practice No. 56R-08. This will be an update to
the top-down (parametric) estimate of OPCC from Task 6 Alternatives Evaluation TM, Task Order No.
1 of RFQ No. UTL24-031.
CONSULTANT will develop a "Process Design TM", at the conceptual design level (15%), to document
important design criteria for the above work items and document CITY's design preferences and
arrangements developed during the site visits. The TM will reference previous work performed
including the 2022 West Conceptual Design report, the 2021 Pilot Testing and Improvement to Pre-
treatment and NF Membrane Skids at the West WTP report and final versions of the site master plan
and electrical master plan developed earlier as part of this task.
Among others, the TM will cover process equipment selection, configuration, dimensions, locations,
and major tie-ins to existing processes including sand separators, cartridge filters, membrane skids,
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chemical systems, degasifiers, odor scrubbers and transfer & high service pumps without
compromising ongoing operability. The membrane feed pump, membrane array and interstage skid
pump will be designed to limit the whole life costs and be based on historical DIW operational data.
Post-treatment chemical combinations will be developed to meet WQ goals set by the OCCT study
(see Task 2). The TM will indicate allocated areas for possible future modifications.
CONSULTANT will organize a review meeting with CITY to discuss the Process Design TM. A meeting
summary will be prepared to document the conclusions and actions of the meeting. The comments
made by CITY will be incorporated into the final version of the TM, which will be included in the
Preliminary Design Report as the process-design chapter.
Task 3.1 deliverables:
• Site visit summary (draft)
• Site master plan, including construction sequencing and constructability (draft)
• Electrical master plan (draft)
• Process design TM (draft) in Adobe PDF electronic format, covering options evaluation and
including final versions of site visit summary, site master plan and electrical master plan
• Class V OPCC estimate in Adobe PDF electronic format
Subtask 3.2— Preliminary (30%) Design
Following CITY's approval of the final Process Design TM, CONSULTANT will develop the "Preliminary
Design Report". The Preliminary Design Report will contain preliminary design drawings and other
preliminary documents illustrating the design concept and the relationship of the project
components to other, existing site infrastructure. The documents will be in sufficient detail to
develop budget construction pricing and obtain preliminary approvals from the governmental
permitting agencies.
CONSULTANT will develop a Class IV OPCC estimate, in accordance with the AACE International
Recommended Practice No. 56R-08. This will be a bottom-up construction cost estimate based on
the preliminary design.
The Preliminary Design will cover the following, as applicable:
• Design criteria and process design narrative
• Mass balance and process flow diagram
• Hydraulic profile developed in Replica® that facilitates the sizing of pumps, suction lines,
tanks, and discharge lines
• Equipment general arrangement drawings
• Membrane building layout, covering operations and process areas
• Preliminary site plans covering yard piping, with a depiction of size, location and orientation
of future facilities
• Electrical single line diagrams
• Process instrumentation and block diagrams
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• Description of facilities including a written synopsis of applicable code requirements, laws and
regulations and planned integration with existing facilities
• Civil, architectural, structural, building mechanical (HVAC/plumbing), process-mechanical,
electrical, and l&C narratives of the work
• Equipment cutsheets
• Draft construction and sequencing schedule, updated from previous task
• Draft startup and commissioning plan
• Class IV OPCC estimate
The Preliminary Design Report will be combined and cover the production wellheads, raw water
transmission mains and treatment facilities.
After CITY has reviewed and approved the Preliminary Design and therefore the location of the new
facilities and utilities, CONSULTANT will perform geotechnical investigations to determine the
foundation and bedding design criteria for the new structures, equipment and pipelines. Late in the
preliminary design (preferred) or early in the intermediate design, CONSULTANT will also perform
horizontal surveying to confirm elevations and horizontal coordinates of existing structures and
surface features, utilities, ground surfaces and drainage features.
Both field investigations are further details below.
Field investigations at West WTP site
Based on our initial assessment, the following geotechnical work is included:
• Field tests: 6 No. 50 to 60 ft deep Standard Penetration Tests (SPTs), 4 No. 35 ft deep SPTs, 4
No. 15 ft deep SPTs and 10 No. 6 ft deep Hand Auger Tests (HATs). SPT borings will be
sampled at 24-inch intervals to 10 feet deep and at 5-foot intervals below 10 feet. HAT
borings will be drilled using a 3-inch diameter hand bucket auger. Each sample will be
removed from the sampler or auger in the field and then examined and visually classified by a
field engineer.
• Laboratory tests: Boring/auger samples will be sent to the laboratory for analysis. An initial
analysis estimate is 10 No. Atterberg limits tests, 10 No. sieve analysis tests (including percent
passing No. 200 sieve test), 20 No. moisture content tests, and 5 No. corrosion series tests
(resistivity, pH, sulfates, chlorides, and moisture content).
• Geotechnical TM: following the field and laboratory test, a geotechnical TM will be developed
discussing the field and laboratory findings, conclusions and recommendations of foundation
and bedding design for structures, equipment, yard piping and stormwater ponds.
CONSULTANT will perform a topographical and boundary survey at 25-foot grid spacing to verify
elevations and horizontal coordinates of existing structures and surface features, utilities, ground
surfaces and drainage features. The survey will provide horizontal control of existing facilities and
utilities and confirm ownership delineation.The work includes establishing control onsite with up to
three temporary bench marks. The surveying work includes ground penetrating radar, in addition to
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electromagnetic induction, and soft digs to locate existing utilities and stormwater features that are
not visible from the surface. The deliverable will be an AutoCAD electronic drawing.
Field investigations Well sites and Raw Water Transmission
Based on our initial assessment, the following geotechnical work is included:
• Field tests: 4 No. 50 ft deep SPTs, 10 No. 20 ft deep SPTs, and 40 No. 6 ft deep HATs. SPT
borings will be sampled at 24-inch intervals to 10 feet deep and at 5-foot intervals below 10
feet. HAT borings will be drilled using a 3-inch diameter hand bucket auger. Each sample will
be removed from the sampler or auger in the field and then examined and visually classified
by a field engineer.
• Laboratory tests: Boring/auger samples will be sent to the laboratory for analysis. An initial
analysis estimate is 20 No. Atterberg limits tests, 20 No. sieve analysis tests (including percent
passing No. 200 sieve test), 40 No. moisture content tests, and 5 No. corrosion series tests
(resistivity, pH, sulfates, chlorides, and moisture content).
• Geotechnical TM: following the field and laboratory test, a geotechnical TM will be developed
discussing the field and laboratory findings, conclusions and recommendations of foundation
and bedding design for structures, equipment, yard piping and stormwater ponds. This TM
will be a separate document from the West WTP geotechnical TM.
CONSULTANT will perform a topographical and boundary survey at 25-foot grid spacing for the well
sites and 50-foot grid spacing for the raw water transmission to verify elevations and coordinates of
existing structures and surface features, utilities, ground surfaces and drainage features. The survey
will provide horizontal control and confirm ownership delineation. The surveying work includes
ground penetrating radar, in addition to electromagnetic induction, and soft digs to locate existing
utilities and stormwater features that are not visible from the surface. The deliverable will be
AutoCAD electronic drawings.
CONSULTANT will organize a review meeting with CITY to discuss the draft Preliminary Design, at an
approximate 30% completion level. A meeting summary will be prepared to document conclusions
and actions of the meeting. The comments made by CITY will be incorporated into the final version of
the preliminary design.
Task 3.2 deliverables (for production wellheads, raw water transmission and treatment facilities):
• Preliminary design report (draft and final), in Adobe PDF electronic format.
• Class IV OPCC estimate in Adobe PDF electronic format.
• Geotechnical report in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Topographical survey files in native file format
Task 4— Permitting Assistance
Permitting services under this task will cover the following sub-tasks:
Permits with Palm Beach County
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CONSULTANT will prepare the permit application documents on behalf of CITY (permittee) for a
preliminary review from the building department Palm Beach County, Building Section, based on the
draft final design documents (90% design completion) . Comments provided will be addressed in the
final detailed design/bid documents (100%) and a new permitting set will be issued to close out any
remaining comments from the building department.
Permits with FDEP/DOH
CONSULTANT will prepare the permit application documents on behalf of CITY (permittee) for the
PWS permit of the West WTP improvements from PBC DOH, based on the preliminary design report
developed under Task 3.2. Besides a cover letter, Form 62-555.900(1) and the preliminary design
report, the application will include additional engineering data.
Permits with FDEP
CONSULTANT will prepare the permit application documents on behalf of CITY (permittee) for the
Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) permit of the West WTP improvement project from the FDEP
Southeast District, based on the preliminary design report developed under Task 3.2. Besides a cover
letter and form 62-330.060(1), the application includes a stormwater report with the following
appendices drainage calculations, and a geotechnical report.
As part of this task, CONSULTANT will participate in pre-application meetings with each permitting
agency, mentioned above, having jurisdiction over the project in order to confirm the agency's
review criteria and assumptions required for the project. CONSULTANT will provide advance notice
to CITY of planned meetings. CONSULTANT will respond to up to three requests for additional
information (RFI) from each of the permitting agencies.
Task 4 deliverables:
• Building department permit application documents (at 90% and 100% design completion).
• PWS permit application documents.
• ERP permit application documents.
• Request for information responses for above permit submissions.
Task 5— Hydrogeology
Hydrogeological services under this task will cover the following sub-tasks:
• Relocating Surficial Aquifer System (SAS) wells from the East to West Wellfield.
• Temporarily converting one Upper Floridan Aquifer (UFA) Storage and Recovery (ASR-2) well
to conventional production wells for pilot operation.
• Permitting and design of one DIW for concentrate disposal.
• Renewing CITY's Consumptive Use Permit (CUP).
These subtasks are detailed below.
Subtask 5.1 —Surficial Aquifer System (SAS) Production Wells
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Currently, CITY operates 30 SAS production wells, with 19 wells installed at their East Wellfield and
11 wells installed at their West Wellfield. Activities during this subtask involve locating up to 10
production wells in the West Wellfield and then abandoning up to 19 wells in the East Wellfield. As
the SAS displays greater production capacity and water quality west of Military Trail, this proposal
assumes that: 1) Production capacity of the 10 new wells installed in the West Wellfield will equal or
exceed the present total capacity of the East Wellfield and 2)The scope will involve abandoning up to
19 wells in the East Wellfield.The latter assumption may change depending on the tested capacity of
new and rehab wells in the West Wellfield.
Installing new wells in the West wellfield will require careful selection of the well sites dependent on
CITY's goals, applicable regulations, land ownership, environmental issues, proximity to existing
transmission mains and community concerns.The services to be covered under this subtask are:
• Siting up to 10 production wells.
• Complying with site rules and requirements.
• Designing 10 new and abandoning 19 existing production wells.
Siting up to 10 production wells
Effectively siting production wells requires identifying fundamental criteria upon which CONSULTANT
and CITY can make decisions on specific locations. Relatively broad-based, these siting criteria will
identify locations according to the stepped methodical approach outlined herein. Siting decisions at
this level will affect CITY, other jurisdictions, institutions and public.
Siting criteria establish:
• Where to seek suitable sites (study area)?
• What areas within the study area to eliminate?
• What areas within the study area to include?
• What characteristics make a site superior, with its relative importance?
Regulatory, institutional, hydraulic, hydrogeologic, dimensional, and access help to determine what
attributes a site must have to prove its suitability and to define the boundaries within which to
search for suitable sites. Regulations and laws require compliance on federal, state, and local levels
hence CONSULTANT and CITY will face a wide variety of legal factors to consider in selecting a
production well site. Institutional issues involve local entities, such as local planning departments,
adjacent residents, neighboring counties, adjoining landowners, civic groups, and environmental
groups that may be affected.These entities may influence decisions concerning site selection.
Physical issues relate to engineering aspects and costs of maximizing the potential of suitable sites.
To consider these issues and to promote unbiased judgment, CONSULTANT will follow an objective
site evaluation method with following steps:
• Step 1: Define the Study Area: The general area for siting new production wells must include
access to the drilling and well site; enough land to accommodate the rig and supporting
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equipment during drilling, sites spaced at least 1,000 feet from each other and adjacent
easements or right-of ways for installing raw water lines.
• Step 2: Establish Criteria for the individual well locations including:
o Exclusionary criteria —factors that will eliminate a site
o Inclusionary criteria —characteristics that a site must possess for further consideration
o Evaluative criteria —characteristics that support comparing two or more sites
• Step 3: Prioritize the Evaluative Criteria: Project staff will establish ranking weights (high = 10
pts., medium = 5 pts., low = 1 pts.) to evaluate their relative importance.
• Step 4: Eliminate Unsuitable Areas
• Step 5: Identify Suitable Areas
• Step 6:Set Site Boundaries: Within the suitable areas that remained after Steps 4 and 5
project staff will establish candidate site boundaries.
• Step 7: Evaluate Candidate Sites: Rate each site according to individual evaluative criteria. For
instance, evaluate site ratings based on of its proximity to existing water facilities particularly
the West WTP.
• Step 8: Summarize Evaluation Results: The final step involves computing an overall
performance grade for each site by adding the site performance grades for each criterion.
Thus, sites exhibiting the most desirable characteristics will exhibit higher total points.
A PowerPoint slide deck will be developed by CONSUTANT for presentation to CITY identifying issues
at individual sites, recommending solutions, and obtaining agreement for the path forward.
To test the hydrogeologic applicability of a site, CONSULTANT will run a SFWMD-approved
groundwater model. The modeling effort will likely involve running the Lower East Coast Subregional
Model, to evaluate SAS well locations with the purpose of minimizing interference and thus
optimizing wellfield performance. CONSULTANT assumes the effort will involve no additional model
development, other than testing CITY well locations and adjusting well withdrawal rates. Moreover,
we will not perform any, additional model calibration or sensitivity testing. Evaluated environmental
impacts include those required to support consumptive use permitting:
• Interference with existing legal users
• Minimum flows and levels
• Wetlands and surface water bodies
• Saline water intrusion
Complying with Site Rules and Requirements
Given the number of sites identified and the developed nature of the area around CITY's West WTP,
this subtask will address regulatory, environmental, historical, archaeological, land use, and other
issues affecting the use of individual production well sites. As an example, residents adjoining a
potential well site may object to noise produced by pumping equipment, unsightly fencing, or light
pollution needed to maintain security of a well site at night. From an environmental perspective, the
site may lie in the buffer zone of a wetland or in the habitat of an endangered or protected species.
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Under this task, CONSULTANT assumes that five of the selected well sites will face some type of issue
that will require special attention before accessing the site to install a well. These activities could
include obtaining permits, conducting an environmental study, publishing a fact sheet, etc.
CONSULTANT will develop a "Well site selection TM", to document the production wells siting
evaluation and recommendations, and the results of the groundwater flow model simulations.
CONSULTANT will organize a review meeting with CITY to discuss the TM. A meeting summary will be
prepared to document the conclusions and actions of the meeting. The comments made by CITY will
be incorporated into the final version of the TM.
CITY will obtain Right of Way (ROW) easements and property acquisitions and CONSULTANT will
provide advisory services as mentioned under Task 6 Owner Allowance..
Designing up to 10 new and abandoning 19 existing production wells
This task entails designing the new production wells including preparing design drawings and
technical specifications for the below ground infrastructure. Design documents will also describe
abandoning the City's SAS wells at the East Wellfield. CONSULTANT will prepare design plans and
technical specifications for:
• Drilling, installing, developing and testing 10 SAS production wells
• Abandoning up to 19 existing production wells at East Wellfield
• Material specifications
CONSULTANT will provide electronic construction documents (drawings and technical specifications)
at 60%, 90%, and final (100%) design. CONSULTANT will develop a Class III OPCC estimate at the 90%
design, in accordance with the AACE International Recommended Practice No. 56R-08.
At approximate 60 and 90% design completion level, the design drawings and specifications will be
checked for quality control and be reviewed for internally consistency with each other and with field
data gathered as part of this Agreement and data provided by CITY.
CONSULTANT will organize a formal review meeting with CITY to discuss the intermediate (60%) and
detailed (90%) design documents. A meeting summary will be prepared to document the conclusions
and actions of the meeting. The comments made by CITY will be incorporated into the final version
(100%) of the detailed design documents, which will be used as bid documents.
Task 5.1 deliverables:
• PowerPoint slide presentation identifying issues at individual sites
• Well site selection TM (draft and final).
• Intermediate design documents (60%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Draft detailed design documents (90%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Class III OPCC estimate, in Adobe PDF electronic format.
• Final detailed design/bid documents (100%), in Adobe PDF electronic format.
Subtask 5.2 UFA ASR Well Temporary Conversion for Pilot Operation
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CITY has operated two ASR wells (ASR-1 and ASR-2) installed in the UFA at the East WTP for over 20
years. However, over the past 5 plus years, decreasing recovery efficiency at both wells has led CITY
to discontinue ASR operations and subsequently, consider conversion of the wells from ASR to
conventional production. During a typical seasonal cycle, CITY would recover water from the UFA
until chloride concentrations approached the Florida SMCL of 250 mg/L. Physical conversion of the
ASR wells to conventional production requires limited mechanical modifications to the wellhead
piping and pumping.
Given the removal of stored potable water during the last operational cycles and the migration of
residual stored water away from the ASR wells, consistent with the ambient hydraulic gradient,
water now surrounding the ASR wells may likely consists of groundwater from the UFA. Groundwater
from the UFA displays brackish characteristics with total dissolved solids ranging between 2,000 to
5,000 mg/L and chloride concentrations ranging from 1,000 to 2,500 mg/L. To enable piloting on this
brackish groundwater, one of the former ASR wells (ASR-2) will be used as a source of supply. As the
pumps in the ASR wells produce around 1,500 gpm, each, integrating a well into the pilot testing
system will require removing the existing pump and replacing it with a smaller pump, piping, and
associated appurtenances that matches the pilot plant capacity of around 50 gpm.
The above scope of work for providing FAS water to the pilot plant assumes retrofitting one of the
ASR wells is feasible. As part of the work, CONSULTANT will review historical data from these ASR
wells, and construction and performance data from other ASR wells that have been converted to
production wells. If the data introduces any concerns, CONSULTANT will pivot towards a new FAS
test well that can be converted to a future monitoring well.
In summary, activities required to convert ASR-1 or ASR-2 from ASR to pilot feed include:
1. Modifying wellhead piping
2. Preparing one of the ASR wells to supply water to the pilot plant that requires significantly
lower than operation pumping rates
CONSULTANT will prepare design documents to procure a contractor to perform the conversion and
prepare ASR-1 or ASR-2 for use as a production well for pilot plant. Designing the pilot testing pump,
new well pumps, electrical services, and other appurtenances will require preparation of design plans
and technical specifications for:
• Installing a lower capacity pump and smaller diameter piping to accommodate pilot testing
• Modifying wellhead piping for conventional production
CONSULTANT will provide electronic construction documents (drawings and technical specifications)
at 60%, 90%, and final (100%) design. CONSULTANT will develop a Class III OPCC estimate at the 90%
design, in accordance with the AACE International Recommended Practice No. 56R-08.
At approximate 60 and 90% design completion level, the design drawings and specifications will be
checked for quality control and be reviewed for internally consistency with each other and with field
data gathered as part of this Agreement and data provided by CITY.
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CONSULTANT will organize a formal review meeting with CITY to discuss the intermediate (60%)
detailed (90%) design documents. A meeting summary will be prepared to document the conclusions
and actions of the meeting. The comments made by CITY will be incorporated into the final version
(100%) of the detailed design documents, which will be used as bid documents.
Task 5.2 deliverables:
• ASR well conversion plan selection TM (draft and final).
• Intermediate design documents (60%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Draft detailed design documents (90%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Class III OPCC estimate, in Adobe PDF electronic format.
• Final detailed design/bid documents (100%), in Adobe PDF electronic format.
Subtask 5.3—West Concentrate Disposal Well
This task will provide design services for construction (below ground) of one Class I industrial DIW
located at the existing West WTP site. It is assumed that the IW will be located within 150 feet of the
existing monitoring well, therefore no additional monitoring well will be required. The details are
provided in the subtasks described below.
FDEP UIC Well Permitting
Under this subtask, CONSULTANT will prepare a FDEP UIC Class I IW permit application package for
the construction and testing of an industrial UIC IW. A pre-application teleconference or Web
meeting will be set up by CONSULTANT with City and FDEP Tallahassee UIC staff to present the
recommended permitting approach and obtain FDEP concurrence with the proposed path forward.
The permit application will be prepared to include a drilling and testing program, which will have
sufficient details (e.g., casing specifications, geophysical logging program, coring and packer testing
intervals, hydraulic testing program, groundwater sampling and analysis program, etc.) to allow FDEP
to issue a permit without a formal set of technical specifications and Drawings for the IW system. The
permit application will include the well inventory, regional hydrogeology, and other information
necessary to support the application. The application package will comply with requirements of
Chapter 62-528, Florida Administrative Code.
The application fee for the FDEP UIC IW construction permit is $12,500 and is not included in
CONSULTANT's fee estimate.
FDEP UIC Well Design
CONSULTANT will provide task coordination and communication (phone calls, emails, virtual and
onsite meetings, etc.) as necessary to facilitate completion of this Task. CONSULTANT will prepare
and distribute meeting minutes after each meeting. Up to three (3) meetings have been budgeted
during the design of the DIW.
This subtask includes the design and development of plans and technical specifications for the IW
(below ground facilities only) utilizing input from the City and FDEP generated during the permitting
process. Design plans and technical specifications will be prepared for:
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1. One Industrial DIW
2. Well Drilling and Hydrogeologic Testing Program
3. DIW Temporary Wellhead
4. Material Specifications
CONSULTANT will provide electronic construction documents (drawings and technical specifications)
at 60%, 90%, and final (100%) design. CONSULTANT will develop a Class III OPCC estimate at the 90%
design, in accordance with the AACE International Recommended Practice No. 56R-08.
At approximate 60 and 90% design completion level, the design drawings and specifications will be
checked for quality control and be reviewed for internally consistency with each other and with field
data gathered as part of this Agreement and data provided by CITY.
CONSULTANT will organize a formal review meeting with CITY to discuss the intermediate (60%)
detailed (90%) design documents. A meeting summary will be prepared to document the conclusions
and actions of the meeting. The comments made by CITY will be incorporated into the final version
(100%) of the detailed design documents, which will be used as bid documents.
Task 5.3 deliverables:
• Permit Application (draft and final)
• Intermediate design documents (60%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Draft detailed design documents (90%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
• Class III OPCC estimate, in Adobe PDF electronic format.
• Final detailed design/bid documents (100%), in Adobe PDF electronic format
Subtask 5.4—Consumptive Use Permit Renewal
This task will provide application documents for the renewal of the CITY'S Consumptive Use Permit
(CUP) which expires on December 10, 2029, and will require major modification due to the
redistribution of withdrawals from the east wellfield to the west wellfield.
CITY'S CUP allocates 7,614.77 MG average annual daily (20.86 MGD) and 698.43 MG maximum
month withdrawals from the SAS and FAS. CITY will be requesting an increase in permitted allocation
due to increased water losses for PFAS treatment and a redistribution of withdrawals. CITY is also
requesting conversion of its existing ASR wells to FAS production wells and permitting up to 10 new
SAS production wells at the West Wellfield and abandonment of up to 19 production wells at the
East Wellfield. The proposed well locations will be included in the CUP application.
Consultant will prepare and submit a CUP renewal application for SFWMD CUP 50-00499-W for
Public Water Supply.
Pre-Application and Pre-Submittal Meeting and Coordination Calls
The purpose of this subtask is to meet with SFWMD to better define the requirements of the impact
assessment and permit renewal submittals and to solicit feedback from SFWMD regarding the draft
impact assessment and permit renewal submittals. It is assumed that two (2) meetings will be required,
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one prior to beginning the impact assessment and one to discuss impact assessment results and solicit
SFWMD feedback regarding permit submittals. CONSULTANT will participate in two half-day meetings
at SFWMD West Palm Beach Office. For each meeting, CONSULTANT will develop meeting agenda,
material, meeting summary notes and will submit draft documents to CITY for revision before
submitting final meeting notes to SFWMD.
This subtask also includes up to three (3) conference calls between the CONSULTANT and the CITY for
coordination and review of permit renewal submittals.
Water Use Demand Proiections
The basis for water use demand projections for the CUP application will be the water demand
projections TM (October 2025) developed as part of Task 3 of Task Order 1. The demand projections
will be updated based on any new information that has become available since issuance.
Impact Assessment Through Groundwater Modeling
A groundwater withdrawal impact evaluation will be completed to assess proposed impacts to
environmentally sensitive areas and other groundwater users using a numerical groundwater model.
The Surficial and FAS groundwater models developed for CITY's 2009 CUP modification will be
updated, if available, or recreated, if not available. It is assumed that the SAS groundwater model will
be calibrated to recent 5-year average observed groundwater elevations using average pumping,
rainfall, and boundary conditions from the same period. The FAS groundwater model was an
uncalibrated model; therefore no calibration is assumed.
The impact assessment will include the following simulated scenarios:
• Baseline: CITY wells will be simulated at their current locations and permitted average withdrawal
rates.
• Proposed Condition (average): CITY wells will be simulated at proposed locations, including
locations of newly proposed wells, and proposed average withdrawal rates. The projected future
water use, resulting from Task 6.4.2, will be used in this scenario, which may include changes to
permitted average allocations.
• Proposed Condition (max month): CITY wells will be simulated at proposed locations, including
locations of newly proposed wells, and proposed max month withdrawal rates. The CITY'S
historical peaking factor will be used in this scenario, which may include changes to permitted
max month allocations.
• No pumping: No withdrawal scenarios will be modeled at CITY wells. The purpose of this
simulation is to evaluate total proposed impacts.
CUP Renewal Application
CONSULTANT will compile a SFWMD CUP renewal application containing the following supporting
elements, as required by SFWMD:
• Water use permit application and supplemental forms
• Demonstration of Water Need, Sources, and Demand
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• Evaluation of Reclaimed Water Feasibility
• Impact Evaluation
• Water Conservation Plan
• Area Well Inventory
• Noticing of Agency Action
CONSULTANT will update CITY'S existing plans (Water Conservation and Reclaimed Water
Implementation) to reflect the changes in CITY'S public water supply system upgrades and facility
changes that have occurred since the previous WUP renewal in 2021. A draft of the CUP renewal
application and all supporting plans and documents will be submitted to the CITY for review and
comment. One round of consolidated CITY comments will be incorporated, and the final CUP renewal
application will be submitted to CITY for final approval prior to submittal to SFWMD. The CUP
renewal request will be submitted to SFWMD electronically.
RAI Response
After the permit renewal request is submitted, SFWMD may request clarification of information
submitted as part of the renewal application or additional information via a Request for Additional
Information (RAI). CONSULTANT will compile a response to one SFWMD Request for Additional
Information (RAI).
Task 5.4 deliverables:
• Updated water demand projections
• Impact assessment TM (through groundwater modeling)
• CUP renewal application documents
• Responses to RAIs
Task 6—Owner allowance
A contingency allowance is set aside for additional engineering and/or professional support that may
be needed during the execution of this scope of work, including professional advisory services for the
new SAS production well siting up locations and transmission mains to comply with site rules and
requirements (Subtask 5.1). This allowance will only be utilized through mutual agreement and upon
receiving written direction and approval from CITY. In general, CONSULTANT may provide services
necessary for the development and decision-making of preferred West and East WTP treatment
solutions.
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3. DELIVERABLE SCHEDULE
The intended submittal time of each deliverable is included in the table below. The anticipated total
duration of this task order is 64 weeks.
Task Deliverable Time from NTP L Date
NTP 2 weeks Apr-26
Kickoff meeting summary 2 weeks Apr-26
Task 1 Project Performance schedule 4 weeks May-26
Management Progress and other meeting summaries As required
Monthly progress reports and invoices As required
QA/QC sheets of deliverables As required
Testing plan and sampling protocols 6 weeks May-26
Desktop corrosion treatment analysis TM 10 weeks
Task 2 Corrosion (draft) Jun-26
Control Treatment Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment TM 12 weeks
(draft) Jul-26
Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment TM 16 weeks
(final) Aug-26
Task 3 Design Wells and WTP Facilities
Site visit summary(draft) 20 weeks Sep-26
Site master plan (draft) 16 weeks Aug-26
Subtask 3.1 Electrical master plan (draft) 18 weeks Aug-26
Conceptual Design Process design TM (draft) 16 weeks Aug-26
Class 5 construction cost estimate 18 weeks Aug-26
Process design TM (final) 20 weeks Sep-26
Topographical survey files 26 weeks Oct-26
Subtask 3.2 Preliminary design report(30%) (Draft) 30 weeks Nov-26
Preliminary Design Class 4 construction cost estimate 34 weeks Dec-26
Preliminary design report(30%) (Final) 36 weeks Dec-26
Permit application documents As required
Task 4 Permitting
Assistance Responses to requests for additional As required
information
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Task I Deliverable Time from NTP Date
Task 5 Hydrogeology
Well site selection TM (draft) I 20 weeks I Sep-26
Well site selection TM (final) I 24 weeks I Sep-26
Intermediate design documents (60%) I 40 weeks I Jan-27
Subtask 5.1 SAS
Production Wells I Draft detailed design documents (90%) I 52 weeks I Apr-27
Class 2 construction cost estimate I 54 weeks I Apr-27
Final detailed design / bid documents 58 weeks Ma 27
(100%) May
-27
well conversion TM (draft) I 8 weeks I Jun-26
ASR well conversion TM (final) I 10 weeks Jun-26
Subtask 5.2 ASR to Intermediate design documents (60%) I 12 weeks I Jul-26
FAS Well
Conversion for Draft detailed design documents (90%) I 16 weeks I Aug-26
Pilot Class 2 construction cost estimate I 18 weeks I Aug-26
Final detailed design / bid documents 20 weeks Se 26
(100%) Sep
-26
Application (draft) I 24 weeks I Sep-26
Permit Application (final) I 28 weeks I Oct-26
Subtask 5.3 West Intermediate design documents (60%) I 32 weeks I Nov-26
Concentrate I Draft detailed design documents (90%) I 40 weeks I Jan-27
Disposal Well I Class 2 construction cost estimate I 42 weeks I Feb-27
Final detailed design / bid documents 46 weeks Mar-27
(100%)
Updated water demand projections I 12 weeks I Jul-26
Impact assessment TM (through GW
Subtask 5.4 CUP modeling) 48 weeks Mar-27
Renewal
CUP renewal application documents I 60 weeks I Jun-27
Responses to RAIs I As required
Task 6 Owner Allowance Task As required
Allowance
4. COMPENSATION
Services proposed by CONSULTANT in this Amendment will be performed in accordance with the
Agreement, dated January 21, 2025, CONSULTANT proposes to perform the work described herein on
a lump sum basis, based on the per diem rates of the contract. The total engineering fee including
labor and expenses associated with the task order is$4,601,650.
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Task/Subtask Hours Labor Subs Expense Task Total
Task 1 Project Management
and Quality Control 2,046 $418,900 $30,000 $28,190 $477,090
Task 2 Corrosion Control
Treatment 610 $100,860 $0 $6,710 $107,570
Task 3 Design Wells and
WTP Facilities
SubTask 3.1 Conceptual
Design (15%) 1,502 $305,100 $40,476 $8,180 $353,757
SubTask 3.2 Preliminary
Design (30%) 8,537 $1,571,156 $643,658 $17,120 $2,231,933
Task 4 Permitting
Assistance 892 $176,220 $35,000 $4,350 $215,570
Task 5 Hydrogeology
SubTask 5.1 SAS Production
Wells 1,290 $246,020 $0 $9,500 $255,520
SubTask 5.2 ASR Well
Conversion for Pilot 986 $200,160 $0 $5,660 $205,820
SubTask 5.3 West
Concentrate Disposal Well 1,326 $249,440 $0 $6,100 $255,540
SubTask 5.4 CUP Renewal I 1,480 $270,580 $0 $8,600 I $279,180
Task 6 Owner Allowance 950 $202,150 $0 I $17,520 $219,670
Project Total 19,619 $3,740,586 $749,134 $111,930 $4,601,650
CONSULTANT will provide CITY a monthly invoice for the services provided based upon the schedule
values detailed in the compensation table above, along with a summary of activities performed under
this contract. An estimated earned value (percent complete) for each project sub-task will be the basis
for progress payments.
The proposal is effective for 90 days.
5. ASSUMPTIONS
The following key assumptions were made in the compilation of this scope of work and the estimation
of the level of effort:
Project Management:
• CITY will assign a project manager who will be CONSULTANT's main point of contact during the
project. This project manager will consolidate CITY's comments to draft deliverables and will
respond within two weeks of each submittal date.
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• CITY will provide the requested information including operational and water system data and
previous reports, plans and specifications. Most of this information has already been received
as part of Task Order No. 1.
• Three hard copies of Task 3 and 6 design deliverables at 30% design completion level, besides
one electronic or PDF format copy, will be provided. Hard copies of design drawings will be
provided on 17 x 11 format and hard copies of technical specifications on 11 x 8.5 format.
Corrosion Control Treatment:
• Scope of system assessment is limited to 25 sample locations. Based on available information,
and other similar systems, this is considered sufficient.
• CONSULTANT will provide analytical equipment, reagents and glassware to analyze most
corrosion assessment WQ parameters with exception of sulfate, chloride and a scan of heavy
metals including arsenic, selenium, and antimony. It is expected that up to ten samples with
these analytes will be analyzed by CITY's appointed, qualified laboratory for chloride, sulfate,
and heavy metals and paid for by CITY.
• Coupon (bench-scale) tests or pipe-loop (pilot-scale) tests are not included in this scope of
work. If recommended as part of this OCCT study, this testing will be performed as part of a
follow-up work authorization.
• Preparation and coordination of a PBC DOH permit application to modify the OCCT and WQPs
at CITY's WTPs are not included in this scope of work. If a permit modification is needed, this
work will be performed as part of a follow-up work authorization.
Design:
• The design drawings of the West WTP will follow the CAE/CAD standards of CONSULTANT and
will be developed in MicroStation 3D. On request of CITY, MicroStation files will be converted
to AutoCAD files.
• CONSULTANT' master technical specifications (Division 01 - 49) will be used as the basis for all
specifications. CITY will provide procurement and contracting requirements in Microsoft Word
format for CONSULTANT to edit for project specific requirements.
• Design documents for facilities within the fence will be prepared for up to three construction
contracts (WTP and Wellhead facilities, DIW, ASR conversion). Design documents for facilities
outside the fence will be prepared for up to two or three additional contracts (supply wells,
wellheads and raw water transmission). No equipment pre-purchase and early-out
construction packages will be required. The delivery method for above construction projects
is assumed to be design-bid-build. If CITY decides for alternative delivery method, like
construction manager at risk (CMAR), and CITY request support for RFQ solicitation, an
amendment to this task order is required.
• In providing opinions of cost, financial analyses, economic feasibility projections, and schedules
for the project, CONSULTANT has no control over cost or price of labor and materials; unknown
or latent conditions of existing equipment or structures that may affect operation or
maintenance costs; competitive bidding procedures and market conditions; time or quality of
performance by operating personnel or third parties; and other economic and operational
factors that may materially affect the ultimate project cost or schedule.
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• CONSULTANT scope includes geotechnical investigations, in-soils, foundation, groundwater,
and other subsurface investigations. The actual characteristics may vary significantly between
successive test points and sample intervals and at locations other than where observations,
exploration, and investigations have been made. Because of the inherent uncertainties in
subsurface evaluations, changed or unanticipated underground conditions may occur that
could affect total project cost and/or execution. These conditions and cost/execution effects
are not the responsibility of CONSULTANT.
• CONSULTANT will reasonably rely upon the accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of the
information and data provided by CITY or third parties without independent verification.
Additional effort by CONSULTANT due to invalid data or information provided by CITY or others,
may entitle CONSULTANT to additional compensation.
• Level of effort for inside of fence design work is based on 24 mgd production capacity of the
West WTP consisting of eight two-stage NF skids with 2.8 mgd capacity each and approximately
6 percent raw water bypass blend. This is based on the current SAS allocation plus
compensation of additional losses due to PFAS treatment conversion and of offsets with
reclaimed water projects implemented since 2009.
• Level of effort for outside of fence design work is based on 4 to 5 new SAS production wells at
the St Vincent de Paul property south of West WTP, 5 to 6 wells at the Cypress Creek Country
Club property east of West WTP, and approx. 25,400 linear feet of raw water transmission
mains. Transmission mains will be depicted on plan & profile sheets with (standard) 1:20 scale
and, based on initial routing, three aerial crossings and two directional drills under major
thoroughfares including Military Trail and Boynton Beach Boulevard are assumed.
• West WTP will be fed with two FPL feed lines that serve one centralized, main transforming and
switching facility located within the electrical room of the membrane building. Main and
generator switchgear, ATSs, MCCs and VFDs for feed and interstage pumps will be located in
the electrical room of the new membrane building.
• MCCs and VFDs for transfer and high service pumps, other electrical panels for the post-
treatment area and standby power generators will be located in the existing high service pump
building, which will be expanded.
• Level of effort assumes that existing clearwell can salvaged by repair work, based on the
structural investigations. On the flip side, level of effort assumes that existing 35-years old
degasifiers and odor scrubber vessels will be replaced. As recommended in Task Order 1,
investigative work inside the vessels will be performed as part of Task 3 and recommendations
will be made to CITY for decision making.
• New GST has an approximately usable volume of 2 MG.
• New west-east transfer and high service pumps are assumed to be vertical turbine pumps and
will be located outside on slab on grade. No building is assumed.
• Flow and head conditions for new high service pumps, and ability to push more finished
water from the West WTP, and less from the East WTP, into the distribution system will need
to be confirmed through distribution system hydraulic modeling which is currently not in the
ENGINEER's scope of work.
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• Communications protocols on the West WTP site (within the fence) and in the new wellfields
(outside of the fence) will be by fiber optic. Communications protocols from the existing West
wells to the West WTP will remain as is.
• Existing chemical bulk and day storage and feed facilities will be replaced to accommodate
the increased plant capacity. Location of pre-treatment bulk storage will remain as is; location
of post-treatment bulk storage will be relocated to north of the existing membrane building.
Location of day storage and metering pump will remain as is. As part of the conceptual
design, CONSULTANT will look at relocating the post treatment chemicals to the repurposed
existing membrane building. In that case, an amendment to this task order is required.
• Based on 2021 pilot test results, chemical pretreatment with sulfuric acid may be
discontinued unless CITY pursues a higher system recovery on the NF system. Nevertheless, a
sulfuric acid system will be included in the design to provide backup to carbon dioxide and
maintain flexibility for future changing conditions.
• Where possible and approved by PBC DOH, and if CITY agrees with that determination,
chemical day tanks will be eliminated. When bulk tanks are located inside, they should be
removable and replaceable in one piece.
• Also, following recent Florida regulations Senate Bill 700, fluoridization with the addition of
fluorosilicic acid to public drinking water system has been discontinued since July 1, 2025.
Therefore, no design effort is included to modify or replace the storage and metering pump
facilities of this chemical.
• Existing sulfuric acid, scale inhibitor room, training room, offices, wet laboratory, locker
rooms, kitchen and training room located within the existing building will be reused, with the
old process area repurposed for additional storage room.
Permitting Assistance:
• Permitting fees will be paid by CITY and/or their selected Contractor.
• Preparation of a permit application to DOH to modify the OCCT is not included in this scope of
work. If recommended, this work will be performed as part of a follow-up work authorization.
• Based on feedback from Palm Beach County, no Site Plan approval process is necessary as this
is an existing operational site zoned as Public Ownership. The West WTP improvements,
however, will still need Building Department approval.
Hvdrogeological Services
• Level of effort for the hydrogeology permitting work through a letter modifications or a CUP
renewal application is based on locating 4 to 5 new SAS production wells at the St Vincent de
Paul property south of West WTP and 5 to 6 wells at the Cypress Creek Country Club property
east of West WTP. The proposed well locations will be included in the CUP application.
Applications for the well construction permits will be prepared by the contractor and are not
part of CONSULTANT's scope of work.
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• Rehabilitation work of the Eastern and Western SAS production wells are not part of this
scope of work and will be subject to another task order under the General Engineering
Consulting Services Agreement.
• The UIC permit for the West DIW can be modified with a letter modification to increase the
capacity of match a flow velocity of 10 ft/sec within the FRP liner.
• Pilot plant will be fed by a converted ASR well. If that ASR conversion is not recommended
after an initial review performed under Task 6, a new Floridan Aquifer test well will need to
be implemented. In that case, the design of this test well will need to be subject to an
amendment to this task order. The schedule of the pilot study is dependent upon the
availability of a proper FAS production/test well.
• Due to hydrogeologic or environmental conditions beyond our control, we (CONSULTANT) do
not guarantee the ASR and production well yield and water quality. Similarly, due to
hydrogeological or environmental conditions beyond our control, CONSULTANT does not
guarantee the injection well's hydraulic capacity.
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