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Board backs master pumping facility upgrade; endorses CDM Smith phase‑1 work and asks council to pursue funding
Summary
The Utility Advisory Board unanimously supported moving forward with phase‑1 professional services for the Master Pumping Facility and a paired booster upgrade, endorsing use of CDM Smith and urging council consideration of funding including potential Resilient Florida grant support.
The Utility Advisory Board voted April 28 to support staff’s recommendation to proceed with phase‑1 professional services for a Master Pumping Facility (MPF) upgrade and associated booster pump generator replacements, and to forward that endorsement to City Council.
Tom Spencer, utilities director, presented the scope and background: MPF equipment has reached end‑of‑life after decades of service, past sanitary‑sewer overflow (SSO) events exposed capacity and reliability problems, and recent hurricanes and supply‑chain pressures increased the need to expand the project scope beyond in‑kind replacement. The city proposes combining upgrades at the MPF (900 Henry Street) and the booster pump facility (near 4300 Henry Street) to reduce mobilization costs and improve resiliency.
Spencer described a revised budget and schedule for phase‑1 design and engineering: design and engineering estimated at roughly $1.6 million (including contingency), construction estimated at about $2.3 million, and equipment roughly $2.3 million, for total preliminary capital estimates near $6.1 million. The board heard that the team will perform condition assessments, hydraulic modeling (including the 14‑inch main down Henry Street), and capacity evaluations before finalizing the scope and that the phase‑1 work is critical to downstream cost and schedule control.
Spencer said the consulting engineer (CDM Smith) has vetted the project with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and believes the project is likely eligible for Resilient Florida grant funding; the state allotment for Resilient Florida was described in discussion as roughly $7 million for this program round.
After questions about procurement, DEP vetting, and budget increases, a board member moved to support the project and the staff recommendation to present the contract and funding plan to City Council; another member seconded. The board voted unanimously in favor. No roll‑call vote totals by name were recorded on the record.
Spencer said the phase‑1 contract will be included in upcoming council materials and that additional funding will likely be required after the assessment and design phases to complete construction and equipment purchases.
