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Authorize award and execution of a construction contract with Matous Construction, Ltd. for the Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant Centrifuges project, in the amount of $11,136,000 plus a $1,113,600 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $12,249,600.
[Note: This contract will be awarded in compliance with City Code Chapter 2-9A (Minority Owned and Women Owned Business Enterprise Procurement Program by meeting the goals with 35.63% MBE and 0.32% WBE participation.]
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Lead Department
Financial Services Department
Managing Department
Public Works Department
Fiscal Note
Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Capital Budget of Austin Water.
Purchasing Language:
Single bid received through a competitive Invitation for Bids solicitation.
For More Information:
NOTE: Respondents to this solicitation, and their representatives, shall direct inquiries to Rolando Fernandez, 512-974-7749, Garrett Cox, 512-974-9423, or the Project Manager, Jules Parrish, 512-974-9385.
Council Committee, Boards and Commission Action:
January 12, 2022 - Recommended by the Water and Wastewater Commission on a 6-1 vote with Commissioner Moriarty voting no, Commissioner Penn recusing, and Commissioners Atallah and Williams absent.
Additional Backup Information:
The Hornsby Bend Biosolids Management Plant (HBBMP) receives all the bio-solids (wastewater sludge) generated by Austin's two regional wastewater treatment plants. At the HBBMP, the incoming biosolids require thickening before further processing (anaerobic digestion, dewatering, and composting). The current thickening system utilizes gravity belt thickeners and newly installed centrifuges. The gravity belt thickeners are either non-operational due to age and corrosion (installed in 1990) or are temporary (exterior system exposed to weather).
This project replaces the remaining gravity belt thickeners with new centrifuges, thereby increasing the reliability of the thickenin...
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