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Consent Item <br />Indian River County, Florida <br />Department of Utility Services <br />Board Memorandum <br />Date: June 29, 2021 <br />To: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />Through: Jason E. Brown, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management & Budget <br />From: Vincent Burke, PE, Director of Utility Services <br />Prepared By: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />Subject: Update to South County Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment Plant Bid Award <br />Background: <br />On June 15, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) awarded Bid #2021026 to TLC Diversified, <br />Inc., (TLC) for improvements to the South County Reverse Osmosis (SCRO) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) <br />in the amount of $10,498,777.00. The -BCC also -authorized the addition of necessary federal clauses to <br />the sample agreement to facilitate eligibility for the $6 million American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding <br />earmarked for the work. <br />The Notice of Award was made to TLC at the amount bid, but with the request to indicate whether the <br />addition of federal clauses would incur additional expense not anticipated in the bid. The incorporation <br />of the Davis -Bacon Act in the agreement requires an increase in the wages for the labor categories of <br />electrician, operator (backhoe/excavator/track hoe), operator (crane), ironworker (structural) and <br />plumber/pipefitter, in accordance with the prevailing wage determination. A breakout of the impacted <br />labor categories, the rate as bid, prevailing wage and number of hours anticipated is available in the <br />Purchasing Division. The total increase reflected in this breakout is $166,738.65, which the Indian River <br />County Department of Utility Services (IRCDUS) and Engineer of Record, Kimley-Horn and Associates <br />(KHA), have both determined to be appropriate. <br />The addition of the cost for compliance with federal terms brings the total cost of the work to <br />$10,665,515.65, which is below the engineer's opinion of probable cost. The next low bid for the work <br />(without including any additional expenses for compliance with Davis -Bacon and the other federal <br />clauses) was $10,683,000.00. <br />Funding: <br />Funds for the additional $166,738.65 are derived from the SCRO Membrane & Retrofit account in the <br />Utilities operating fund. Utilities operating funds are generated from water and sewer sales. <br />85 <br />