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Authorize an amendment to the contract for engineering services for the Boggy Creek Lift Station Force Main Extension Project for Capital Delivery Services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., in the amount of $600,000, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $2,200,000. Funding: $600,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department.
Managing Department
Capital Delivery Services.
Amount and Source of Funding
Funding is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.
Purchasing Language:
Contract Amendment.
MBE / WBE:
This contract was awarded in compliance with City Code 2-9A (Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program). Current participation to date is 15.63% MBE and 19.65% WBE.
Prior Council Action:
December 5, 2019 - Council approved a contract for engineering services with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., for the Boggy Creek Lift Station Force Main Extension Project.
For More Information:
Direct questions regarding this Recommendation for Council Action to the Financial Services Department - Central Procurement at: FSDCentralProcurementRCAs@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2500.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
May 21, 2025 - Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on a vote of 7-0 with Commissioner Penn recusing and three vacancies.
November 13, 2019 - Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on a 7-0-1-3 vote with Commissioner Penn recusing, Commissioner Ho off the dais, and Commissioners Schmitt and Williams absent.
Additional Backup Information:
The Boggy Creek Lift Station Force Main Extension will construct a new wastewater line to extend the existing discharge force main from Boggy Creek Lift Station to tie directly into the Govalle Tunnel at the Lockheed Shaft.
The comprehensive work includes approximately 9,300 linear feet of a new 36-inch wastewater line, abandonment of two aging drains located under the Colorado River, as well as abandonment of a diversion box on the Govalle site and the downsizing of South Austin Regional Transfer Lift Station, which is located on the southern bank of the Colorado River. These improvements will allow the Boggy Creek Lift Station to safely bring wastewater during wet weather events to the South Austin Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant for treatment. Extension of this force main will also allow for abandonment of infrastructure dating from the 1960s and 1980s, as well as allow for the downsizing of the South Austin Regional Transfer Lift Station.
The previous Council authorization provided preliminary engineering, design, and bid phase services. This authorization provides for the funding of engineering services for the construction phase and close-out services, which were not included in the initial Council authorization in 2019.
Temporary lane closures or detours may occur on Linger Lane, Hergotz Lane, and Thompson Lane at various stages of the project.
If this RCA is not approved, the City lacks engineering support services from the engineer of record for the construction of this project. The City needs this project’s increased capacity and abandonment of current South Austin Regional Transfer Lift Stations to help prevent the possibility of a sanitary sewer overflow into the Colorado River during wet weather events.