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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br />STORMWATER DIVISION <br />1801 27th STREET <br />VERO BEACH, FLORIDA 32960 <br />Phone (772) 226-1562 <br />WK, <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />TO: Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator <br />THROUGH: Christopher R. Mora, P.E., Public Works Director <br />FROM: W. Keith McCully, P.E., Stormwater Engineer WO/ <br />SUBJECT: RECOMMENDATION OF CONSULTANT TO PERFORM A PILOT <br />PLANT STUDY FOR A FULL-SCALE MANAGED AQUATIC PLANT <br />POLLUTANT REMOVAL SYSTEM THAT INCORPORATES THE <br />BENEFICIAL USE OF HARVESTED BIOMASS (RFQ #2016034) <br />DATE: April 12, 2016 <br />BACKGROUND <br />The purpose of this agenda item is to recommend the Board of County Commissioners <br />(Board) ,select Van Ert, Nemoto and Associates, LLC to perform the Work described in <br />the referenced RFQ and authorize staff to negotiate a scope of services and a contract <br />with the firm. <br />On March 6, 2016, Public Works Stormwater Division issued a Request for <br />Qualifications (RFQ) for a project that will involve the design, construction, and <br />operation of a pilot treatment system whose critical function is to develop final design <br />data to be used by Stormwater Division to design a full-scale Managed Aquatic Plant <br />Systemll The water source will be the Indian River Farms Water Control District's <br />(IRFWCD) North Relief Canal, the only major canal remaining in IRFWCD whose water <br />The proposed facility will actually be a hybrid system, incorporating both passive and managed aquatic plant <br />pollutant removal systems. <br />F\Public Works\KeithM\Stormwater Projects\Managed Aquatic Plant System\Agenda Items1Consent Agenda - RFQ - Selection of <br />Consultant.doc <br />89 <br />