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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Minutes - Final June 15, 2021 <br />Director of Utility Services Vincent Burke appeared before the Board with <br />follow-up to direction provided at the May 18, 2021 BCC meeting to secure a <br />short-term solution to the leachate problem at the landfill. Director Burke <br />reviewed the plan to lease storage tanks for leachate removal and then use tanker <br />trucks to transport the material off-site for disposal. He provided the costs for <br />the plan, and requested the Board's approval to waive the requirement for bids. <br />A motion was made by Vice Chairman O'Bryan, seconded by Commissioner <br />Adams, to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following <br />vote: <br />Aye: 5- Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />15.B.4. 21-0601 Change Order No.I to SCS Field Services for Landfill Segment 3 Cell 1 <br />Landfill Gas System Expansion Project (Bid #2021006) <br />Recommended action: Staff recommends that its Board approve the following: a) Approve Change <br />Order No. 1 to Bid No. 2021006 to Sterns, Conrad, and Schmidt Consulting <br />Engineers, Inc. dba SCS Field Services, of Reston, Virginia, for the Segment 3 <br />Cell 1 Landfill Gas System Expansion project in the amount of $48,599 for a <br />grand total of $1,117,109.00; and, b) Authorize the Chairman to execute the same <br />Attachments: Staff Report <br />CDM Smith Recommendation and Change Order No 1 <br />Director of Utility Services Vincent Burke presented the change order from <br />SCS Field Services in relation to the County's landfill gas system expansion <br />project. Director Burke reminded the Board that the County had contracted <br />with the Indian River Eco District to provide a large quantity of landfill gas, <br />and staff was recommending additional items to optimize the capture of that <br />gas. <br />Vice Chairman O'Bryan received confirmation that the leachate stored in the <br />landfill's wells was hampering the production of landfill gas and that once the <br />leachate was removed, gas production would increase. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Earman, seconded by Chairman Flescher, <br />to approve staffs recommendation. The motion carried by the following vote: <br />Aye: 5 - Chairman Flescher, Vice Chairman O'Bryan, Commissioner Adams, <br />Commissioner Earman, and Commissioner Moss <br />C. Environmental Control Board <br />16. ADJOURNMENT <br />There being no further business, the Chairman adjourned the meeting at 11:06 a.m. <br />Indian River County Florida Page 11 <br />