DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Budget & Admin Services
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24-459, Approve Ranking, Babcock Ranch Water Supply Facilities (Utilities)
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve for Request for Proposal #24-459, Babcock Ranch Water Supply Facilities: 1st Kimley-Horn, of Sarasota, Florida; 2nd Johnson Engineering of Port Charlotte, Florida; and
b) Approve start of negotiations; and
c) Authorize the Chairman to sign the contract after completion of negotiations.
This is for the engineering services to provide professional services for obtaining a new Babcock Ranch Water Use Permit. This is to provide professional services for a feasibility study for future system improvements in support of the current WUP application to the South Florida Water Management District, SFWMD.
**Change, Updated wording, 11/21/2024**
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Budgeted in Capital Improvements Project "Babcock Ranch Water Supply" as approved in the FY25 budget process. Funding will be supplied by the Utility Water Connection Fee Fund.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
Charlotte County is requesting proposals from firms to provide professional services for obtaining a new Babcock Ranch Water Use Permit.
This is to provide professional services for a feasibility study for future system improvements in support of the current WUP application to the South Florida Water Management District, SFWMD. This feasibility study will look at all required future components to provide the county with a fully operational wellfield, transmission system and treatment facility from the future Babcock wellfield area to the current mid-county water system.
Two (2) proposals were received and evaluated by the Professional Services Committee, consisting of Dave Watson, Director-Utilities, Joanne Vernon, County Engineer- Public Works, and Travis Perdue, Director-Facilities. A c...
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