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City recommends CMAR negotiations with Wharton Smith for two new water plants, outlines regional stormwater and easement plans
Summary
City staff recommended negotiating a construction-manager-at-risk agreement with Wharton Smith for the Pollard Road and Cypress Wood water production facilities, described a regional stormwater pond for the Intermodal Logistics Center and Polk Regional Water Cooperative easements, and discussed capacity, permitting and procurement approaches including CMAR versus design-build and P3s.
City staff told the Winter Haven City Commission they plan to begin negotiations with Wharton Smith for a construction-manager-at-risk (CMAR) contract to deliver two new water production plants at Pollard Road and Cypress Wood.
Gary Hubbard presented project details: drilling of wells for both sites is underway (two wells drilled at Pollard Road and two at Cypress Wood), the two plants will require additional treatment compared with the city’s existing Upper Floridan withdrawals, and Hubbard estimated the new facilities could be permitted in the range of 5.0–5.5 million gallons per day. He said the Polk Regional Water Cooperative contribution to the city’s water mix is about 1,500,000 gallons.
Hubbard also…
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