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RESOLUTION NO . ..!:/3_
SERIES OF 2003
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A RESOLUTION APPROVING CONSTRU CTI ON OF THE PAC SYSTEM BUILDING AND
STORAGE AREA AND AMMON IA STORAGE TANK FOR THE CHLORAMINES FEED
SYSTEM AT THE ALLEN FILTER PLANT .
WHEREAS , seasonal alga e events in the All en Water Treatment Plant 's raw wate r
supp li es lead to comp laint s from Eng lewood cust ome rs or musty tastes and odors; and
WHEREAS. 10 eliminate thi s problem, the City has been ren ting PAC equipment. hou sed
within a trailer, for the past year. and has had positive result s using carbon to remove organic
material causing the taste and odor problems : and
WHEREAS , the City wishes 10 build a permanen t PA C facility at the Union A venue
Pump Station and eliminate th e cost of S4,000 per month rental cost; and
WHEREAS, the recommended purchase is for constructing a new masonry building for
chemica l storage and feed facilities. piping , spi ll containment , metering , electrical , controls and
instrumentation. ins tallation of a 2,500ga llon aqua ammonia storage tank and suppons with
piping modifications in an exis tin g room at the Allen Water Treatm en t Plant; and
\VHERE AS , due to time constraints , bids were requested from three reputabl e cor.tractors
rec 1 ·mmended by the project engineer and Glacier Co nstruction Co. was se lected as hnvin n best
met the Ci ty's specifications to co nstruct the facilities per the jesign requirements .
NOW , TH EREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORA DO THAT :
Section I. The City Co uncil of the City of Englewood hereby approves of Glacier
Construction Co . as the co ntractor to be hired to construct the PAC syste m building and storage
area and to construc t (he ammonia storage tank for the chloramine s feed system at the Allen Filter
Pl ant.
~:tion 2. The Director of Utilitie s is authorized 10 sign the agreement between the City
and Glacier Co nstruction Co . for constru cti on of the PAC system at lhe Allen Fill er Plant
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 5•h da y of May. 2003 .
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I, Loucri shia A. Ellis, City Clerk forthe City of En
the above and foregoing is a tru e copy of Reso luti on No . •r .:.., ,,-;,e •
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Date
Ma y 5, 20 03
INITIATED BY
Utilities Department
COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Agenda Item
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Subject
Powd e red Activated Carbon
(PAC ) System Building and
an Ammon ia Storage Ta nk
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STAFF SOURCE
Stewart Fonda , Director of Utiliti e s
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
The Water and Sewer Board, at their December 10, 2002 meeting, recommended Council
approval of the PAC (Powdered Activated Carbon) Equipment. Th e Board directed the
Director of Utilities to approve and forward to Council the recommended equip '11 ent provider
agre ement upon receiving acceptable quotes. Council approved Northland lndustrial's Norva c
System in the amount of $76 ,000 for the feed system at the ir February 18 , 20 0 3 meeting .
RECOMMENDED ACTION
At their April 8 , 2003 meeting and subsequent phone vote on April 24 , 2003 the Englewood
Water and Sewer Board recommended Council approval to construct the PAC system building
and storage area and to construct the ammonia storage tank for the chloramines feed systP.m
at the Allen Filter Plant.
BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS , AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Seasonal algae events in the Allen Water Treatment Plant's raw water supplies lead to
complaints of musty tastes and odors from Englewood customers . The City has been renting
PAC equipment, housed within a trailer, for the past year and h;ive had positive results us ing
carbon which removes organic material which causes taste and odor problems . Recognizing
the long -term benefit of a permanent system and to eliminate the rental cost of $4 ,000/month ,
the City has decided to build a permanent PAC fac ility at the Union Avenue Pump Station .
The recommended purcha se is for con srructing a new masonry building to contain d 1&mi, al
storage and feed facilities for the powdered activated carbon inclu din g chemical stora ge
handling and feed equ ipment , piping, spill conta inment, metering, eie ctrical , r,ontrols and
instrumentation . This i11c 1udes installation of the previously purchased PAC fe et.l eq1J ipmen l.
Also part of 'i is bid is the purchase and installation of a 2,500-gallon aqua ammonia storage
tank and supports wit.h piping mod ifications in an existing room at the Allen Water Treatment
Plant.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Due to time constraints, it was decided to request bids from three reputable contractors
recommended by the project engineer , Carrollo Engineering .
Quotes were received on April 23, 2003 from the following :
Glacier Construction Co .
Jennison Construction Co .
Staner Constructors , Inc .
$542 ,350.00
$619,952 .00
$788 ,000 .00
Carollo Engineers evaluated the three contractor's proposals systems and determined that
Glacier Construction Co . in the amount of i542,350.00 best met the City's specifications and
is recommended to construct the facilities per the design requirements .
Engineer's estimate was $500,000. $100,000 was budgeted for the ammonia storage tank
building and $150,000 for the PAC building. The remainder is being financed from the Water
Fund, Account #40-1601.
LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
Bid Sheet
Letter of Recommendation
Resolution
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