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CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2020 - 95
Sponsored by: Administration
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE KENAI
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) SLUDGE PRESS REPLACEMENT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, HDL Engineering was awarded a term service agreement with the City of Kenai after
the successful completion of the Request for Proposal (RFP) process and as approved by Council
through passage of Resolution 2020-24 at the May 6, 2020 Council Meeting; and,
WHEREAS, the Sludge Press Replacement is identified as Task 4 under this agreement; and,
WHEREAS, this project, after conducting Master Planning Site Inspections with the HDL
Engineers and Administration this past summer, is considered the highest priority project for the
Waste Water Plant; and,
WHEREAS, while the FY20 Budget has $500,000 slated for this project, and these funds will be
sufficient to cover this initial design effort, administration anticipates the total project cost for this
work will likely be in the $1,000,000 - $1,100,000 range; and,
WHEREAS, at the completion of the design phase a more complete and accurate cost estimate
will be provided to the City, and at that time administration will provide an ordinance to Council
for consideration that would appropriate the remaining required funds; and,
WHEREAS, sufficient funding resides in the Water & Sewer Fund to accomplish this project; and,
WHEREAS, this piece of equipment is essential to operations at the facility to remain within DEC
compliance, and will replace 40+ year old equipment that has been out of production for more
than ten years; and,
WHEREAS, administration supports this project, and completion of this work is in the best interest
of the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the Kenai City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute a Professional
Services Agreement with HDL Engineering for the completion of Construction Documents for a
Replacement Sludge Press for the Waste Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $169,125.
Section 2. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption.
ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, this 16th day of December,
2020.
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Brian Gabriel and Kenai City Council
THROUGH: Paul Ostrander, City Manager
FROM: Scott Curtin
DATE: December 9, 2020
SUBJECT: Resolution 2020-95 — Kenai Waste Water Treatment Plant Sludge Press
Replacement Project
The Waste Water Treatment Plant continues to move forward with needed improvements. HDL
Engineering was brought under contract in the Spring of 2020. We have been working on APDES
Permit renewal with DEC and Master Planning. This Sludge Press Replacement is the highest
current priority project for the plant coming out of the preliminary Master Plan.
The plant is currently operated with one 40+ year old belt press that is very difficult to acquire
replacement parts for. This is a critical piece of equipment within our operational process, this
press is used to dewater sludge from the digester prior to loading onto trucks and taking to their
final destination of the process, the landfill.
Without this piece of equipment operating correctly Central Peninsula Landfill cannot accept the
sludge if it is not dewatered correctly due to environmental hazardous regulations.
In the FY20 Budget $500,000 was slated for development of this project. After more thoroughly
vetting out the project with the design team it is anticipated the final overall project cost of this
work will be around the $1,000,000 range. The Professional Services Agreement being approved
with this Resolution in the amount of $169,125 will provide bid ready construction documents and
will come with a more detailed cost estimate. At that time an ordinance will be provided to Council
for consideration that would appropriate the remaining funds needed to complete the project.
Sufficient funds reside in the existing Water & Sewer Fund to complete the overall project. This
project is of great importance to staff to allow them to continue to safely operate the facility within
permitted requirements. Photos below show a potential candidate for a new press as well as the
existing press staff has been living with.
Council's support is respectfully requested