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SUBJECT: <br />DATE: <br />PRESENTED BY: <br />APPROVAL OF CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY OF <br />LOUISVILLE AND BASELINE ENGINEERING FOR DESIGN AND <br />CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES OF SID <br />COPELAND WATER TREATMENT PLANT ADMINISTRATION <br />BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT <br />APRIL 2, 2019 <br />KURT KOWAR, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR <br />SUMMARY: <br />Staff recommends approval of a contract with Baseline Engineering Corporation in the <br />amount of $145,500 along with a 10% contingency of $14,500 for the remodel and <br />expansion of the administrative building at the Sid Copeland Water Treatment Plant <br />(SCWTP). <br />The SCWTP administrative building was constructed in 1984 as part of a larger expansion <br />project for the entire treatment facility. The SCWTP is the main location for all water <br />treatment operations. The intent of the project is to improve the administration building <br />to modern standards with the focus in the following areas: <br />• The existing facility has a single unisex bathroom for 11 personnel. Current <br />building code requires separate facilities for each gender for new construction. In <br />addition, this bathroom serves as the only private changing location. The addition <br />of locker rooms and showers will allow for dedicated space for changing. <br />• The project provides dedicated space for sensitive SCADA computer server <br />equipment that is currently housed next to the building's hot water heater in a small <br />supply and janitorial closet. <br />• The project improves the overall work space. The current operator desk is limited <br />to two work stations for the 8 operators and the addition of 3 interns during the <br />summer months. Further, the Superintendent and Chief Plant Operator are <br />currently sharing a single office. <br />• A designed expansion of the facility will also review the cost benefit of space <br />required for conversion of the chlorine gas system to an onsite hypochlorite <br />generation system that is safer and eliminates the future need for chlorine <br />scrubbing systems. <br />The current building is maximizing the area to its full extent and lacks the area to <br />accommodate any changes. This project seeks to renovate existing space for better use <br />42 <br />