HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 10 Approval for Structural Repairs and the Purchase of a New Pump for Well #3
City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: June 4, 2024
Item #: 10
Contact Name: Trent Hopper Department Director: Jamie Croteau
Contact Number: Ext. 4306 City Manager: Robert Frank
Subject: Approval for Structural Repairs and the Purchase of a New Pump for Well #3 at the
Forest Oaks Water Treatment Plant. (Utilities Director Croteau)
Background Summary:
The approved City of Ocoee Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024, the Water Facilities Repair & Replacement
(R&R) budget includes $70,000.00 to inspect and make necessary repairs to Well #3 at the Forest Oaks
Water Treatment Plant (FOWTP). A purchase order in the amount of $13,200.00 was issued to Locke Well &
Pump to pull and inspect the pump and 12" threaded pipe, as well as provide a video inspection of the well
while the pump was out. Staff did anticipate that the pump and 12" threaded pipe would require replacement,
as they were installed in the late 1990s, but the video inspection of Well #3 also revealed significant damage
to both the shaft columns and the pedestal. Of the three wells at FOWTP, Well #3 is the largest and pumps
almost twice the amount of water as the other two wells combined. Currently, Well #3 is out of service and is
causing the pumps in Wells #1 & #2 to run at capacity. If the remaining pumps fail, the city will lose the ability
to supply water to its residents from the FOWTP. Locke Well & Pump provided a quote of $67,006.05 to
replace the pump and make the necessary structural repairs, bringing the combined cost of this project to
$80,206.05. Although this is over the budgeted amount of $70,000.00, Staff has been able to achieve savings
on other items that were included in the Water Facilities R&R budget. Those savings will be used to fund the
budget overage of $10,206.05 for this project.
Issue:
Should the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners approve the structural repairs and purchase a new
pump for Well #3 at the FOWTP with Locke Well & Pump at a cost of $67,006.05?
Recommendations:
Staff recommends that the Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners authorize the City Manager to cause
structural repairs and the purchase of a new pump for Well #3 at the FOWTP by contracting with Locke Well &
Pump at a cost of $67,006.05. Staff also recommends that the City Manager be authorized to approve
changes to this contract up to the limit of his purchasing authority for each change order.
Attachments:
1. Locke Well & Pump Quote
Financial Impacts:
Funded by Job# A000472 (Utilities Water Facilities Repair & Replacement)
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City of Ocoee ▪ 1 N. Bluford Avenue ▪ Ocoee, Florida 34761
Phone: (407) 905-3100 ▪ www.ocoee.org
Type of Item: Consent
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