TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Contract for Installation of Lift Station Diesel Bypass Pumps RFB No. 2025-42 With Spectrum Underground Inc., for the Installation of Eight (8) Permanent Diesel Bypass Pumps in the Amount of $1,130,078 With a Contingency of $29,922 for a Total Amount of $1,160,000.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Contract for the Installation of Lift Station Diesel Bypass Pumps RFB No. 2025-42 with Spectrum Underground Inc., for the installation of eight (8) permanent diesel bypass pumps in the amount of $1,130,078 with a contingency of $29,922 for a total amount of $1,160,000.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Contract for the Installation of Lift Station Diesel Bypass Pumps RFB No. 2025-42 with Spectrum Underground Inc., for the installation of eight (8) permanent diesel bypass pumps in the amount of $1,130,078 with a contingency of $29,922 for a total amount of $1,160,000.
* Pros: The permanent diesel bypass pumps will keep wastewater flowing during future storm events, power failures and prevent sanitary sewer overflows.
* Cons: The grant does not cover the full cost of the project and requires the commitment of utility funds, which could otherwise be allocated to other projects.
Option 2: Deny Contract for the Installation of Lift Station Diesel Bypass Pumps RFB No. 2025-42 with Spectrum Underground Inc., for the installation of eight (8) permanent diesel bypass pumps in the amount of $1,130,078 with a contingency of $29,922 for a total amount of $1,160,000.
* Pros: Preserves utility funds for allocation to other utility projects.
* Cons: Loss of grant funding and reduced reliability of lift stations to maintain sanitary sewer overflows during future storm events.
Background Information
During Hurricane Irma, the Utilities Department had two (2) shifts working twelve (12) hour days to manually keep lift station levels pu...
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