Title
Consideration and action on hiring a company to perform the surface water treatment plant emergency sludge removal.
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Summary: A total of $520,000 was budgeted for the sludge removal at the water treatment plant. The sludge holding lagoons have reached critical capacity and in order to preserve or protect the public health of the citizens of Deer Park these lagoons need to have the sludge removed from them immediately. We have received quotes from Flo Trend Systems, Inc., for a price of $243,000 for the north lagoon and $243,000 for the south lagoon, bringing the total to $486,000 for this project. Due to the critical emergency situation we do not have time to advertise for competitive bids on this project. We are requesting to use the services of Flo Trend Systems, Inc. which specializes is this type of work.
This is urgent because failure to remove the sludge would cause the lagoons to overflow which would violate Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regulations and the suspended solids would spill out onto the property.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact: This is a budgeted item out of the water & sewer fund account 40-506-4411
Recommended action
Staff recommends approval of this purchase in order to preserve or protect the public health of the citizens of Deer Park.