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The proposed resolution authorizes the amendment of a non-competitive selection contract with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) for design services related to the reconstruction of Madison Water Utility's Unit Well 12 in an amount not to exceed $400,000. Funding for the amendment and original Unit Well 12 costs is available in the Water Utility's 2025 Adopted Capital Budget (Munis #10452). The original service contract with SEH was below the competitive selection threshold. No additional appropriation is required.
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Authorizing the amendment of a non-competitive selection contract with Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. for design services related to the reconstruction of Madison Water Utility’s Unit Well 12 (District 11)
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WHEREAS, Madison Water Utility’s (MWU) Unit Well 12 (801 South Whitney Way) was established in 1958. It operates year-round and delivers water to Madison’s Near West neighborhoods including University Hill Farms, Sunset Village, Midvale Heights, Westmorland, Crawford-Marlborough-Nakoma, Orchard Ridge, Summit Woods, Meadowood, Allied Dunn’s Marsh, Arbor Hills and Leopold. In 2024, Unit Well 12 pumped 550 million gallons compared to its 5-year average of 559 million gallons annually. The site consists of a well pump house and a detached 150,000 gallon above-ground water reservoir, and
WHEREAS, in 2014, Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc. (SEH) was selected through a competitive request for proposal process as the engineering consultant to work with MWU on the design of a concept that would allow Unit Well 12 to operate as a dual-pressure zone facility, and
WHEREAS, through 2018, SEH established plans and specifications for a Public Works project to be bid and constructed for Unit Well 12, however the project bidding process was ultimately delayed, and
WHEREAS, in 2024, to re-initiate and fund the Unit Well 12 project for 2026 construction, MWU filed its Intent to Apply (ITA) with the Wisconsin DNR for the 2026 fiscal ye...
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