TO: Indian River County Board of County Commissioners
THROUGH: John A. Titkanich, Jr, County Administrator
Sean C. Lieske, Director of Utility Services
Howard G. Richards, PE, Capital Projects Manager
FROM: Michael Loveday, Wastewater Superintendent
DATE: April 1, 2025
SUBJECT: Lawrence Lee Construction Services, Inc. Final Payment and Release of Retainage for Bid No. 2024003 Central Wastewater Treatment Facility Generator & ATS Replacement & Consolidation, IRCDUS Project ID 22.20.525
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BACKGROUND
Indian River County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) owns and operates the Central Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (CRWWTF) which has a four (4) million gallons per day (MGD) annual average permitted capacity. The CRWWTF had two (2) standby generators for emergency backup power to maintain operations during primary power loss events. An evaluation of the existing generators conducted by Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. (KHA) concluded that the generators had “reached the end of their useful life and replacement is necessary”.
Based on the KHA evaluation results and recommendations, IRCDUS undertook the CRWWTF Generator & Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS) Replacement & Consolidation project (IRCDUS Project ID 22.20.525). On November 8, 2022, the Indian River County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved Work Order No. 56 to KHA, pursuant to the Continuing Consulting Engineering Services Agreement for Professional Services dated April 17, 2018, to prepare design documents, assist with bidding, and provide construction phase services.
On September 26, 2023, the BCC approved the award of Bid 2024003 to Lawrence Lee Construction Services, Inc. for the replacement of the Main Electrical Building stand-by generator system, and the demolishing the Solids Handling Building stand-by generator system. The contra...
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