FROM: James D. Herberg, General Manager
Originator: Kathy Millea, Director of Engineering
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RETURN ACTIVATED SLUDGE DISCHARGE PIPING REPLACEMENT AT ACTIVATED SLUDGE PLANT NO. 1, PROJECT NO. FE20-03
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
A. Receive and file Bid Tabulation and Recommendation for Return Activated Sludge Discharge Piping Replacement at Activated Sludge Plant No. 1, Project No. FE20-03;
B. Award a Construction Contract to GSE Construction Company Inc. for Return Activated Sludge Discharge Piping Replacement at Activated Sludge Plant No. 1, Project No. FE20-03, for a total amount not to exceed $3,985,400;
C. Approve a contingency of $398,540 (10%); and
D. Find that Return Activated Sludge Discharge Piping Replacement at Activated Sludge Plant No. 1, Project No. FE20-03 is exempt from CEQA under the Class 1 categorical exemptions set forth in California Code of Regulations Section 15301 and authorize staff to file a Notice of Exemption with the OC Clerk-Recorder.
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) has three biological secondary treatment facilities at Plant No. 1, one of which is the Activated Sludge-1 facility. This process removes suspended and dissolved organic material using microorganisms, enabling OC San to meet ocean discharge permit limits and the required influent quality for the Groundwater Replenishment System (GWRS). The facility consists of a blower building, aeration basins, secondary clarifiers, a return activated sludge (RAS) pump station, and various utilities. This critical facility was built in 1973, expanded in 1999, and partially rehabilitated in 2008.
OC San completed a condition assessment of the RAS discharge lines and determined that many of the RAS pipelines were at the end of their useful life. OC San completed Project No. P1-129 in 2020, which replaced sections of the RAS pipelines at the RAS Pump Station ...
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