TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Work Assignment No. 2026-05 Asset Management Phase 3 With Black & Veatch Corporation for the Utilities Department Asset Management Program Support in the Amount of $484,724.00.
Recommended Action
Option 1: Approve Work Assignment No. 2026-05 Asset Management Phase 3 with Black & Veatch Corporation for the Utilities Department Asset Management Program support in the amount of $484,724.00.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve Work Assignment No. 2026-05 Asset Management Phase 3 with Black & Veatch Corporation for the Utilities Department Asset Management Program support in the amount of $484,724.00.
* Pros: Continue providing services to support the implementation of the next phase of recommended improvements over an additional one-year period. This effort will build upon the existing Lucity implementation, including maintenance activities, contractor work tracking, and the Condition Assessment Plan.
* Cons: Commits the Utilities Department funds to this project, which could be used on other projects.
Option 2: Deny Work Assignment No. 2026-05 Asset Management Phase 3 with Black & Veatch Corporation for the Utilities Department Asset Management Program support in the amount of $484,724.00.
* Pros: Preserves utility funds for allocation to other utility projects.
* Cons: Denial of the work assignment would hinder continued progress in Asset Management and delay further development of Lucity as a framework for both field and plant maintenance operations.
Background Information
The following provides a chronological order of events pertinent to Work Assignment No. 2026-05 Asset Management Phase 3 with Black & Veatch Corporation for the Utilities Department Asset Management Program:
> 2023: Black & Veatch completed a Gap Analysis for North Port Utilities (NPU) to support an Asset Management Program aimed at ISO 55001 cert...
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