Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · June 20, 2023
Agenda
AGENDA
June 20, 2023 2:00 PM
Trustees:
James D. Couch, Chairman, Independent Trustee
Sharon Voorhees, Independent Trustee
Todd Stone, Council Trustee
David Holt, Mayor Trustee
Mark K. Stonecipher, Vice Chairman, Surrogate Trustee
Craig Freeman, City Manager Trustee
Laura A. Johnson, Surrogate Trustee
Chris Browning, General Manager
Amy K. Simpson, Secretary
City Council Chambers, Third Floor, 200 North Walker Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
MEETING INFORMATION
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust usually meets twice per month on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. in
Council Chambers at City Hall, unless different or prior notice of a change is posted. Call 2972422 to
confirm meeting dates.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
June 20, 2023
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the June 6, 2023, meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Cimarron
Construction Company, LLC, Project WC09501, waterline replacement, NW
122nd Street from Reynolds Road to Legends Boulevard, NW 144th Street to
NW 147th Terrace from Elmtree Lane to Salem Creek Road, $2,624,400; and
approving the contract and bonds.
B. Letter of Credit approval for Waste Management of Oklahoma, Inc. (C239031),
residential solid waste collection services.
C. Pricing agreements award and approval, Thornton, Musso, and Bellemin, Inc.
(C249003) as primary award, Shannon Chemical Corporation (C249004) as
secondary award, and Sterling Water Technologies, LLC (C249005) as tertiary
award, for zinc orthophosphate, estimated annual cost $500,000, July 16, 2023,
through July 15, 2026.
D. Renewal of the Professional Services Agreement with Gravitec Systems, Inc.
(R24C149013), for fall hazard inspection, evaluation, design, fabrication, and
installation services, estimated annual cost $350,000, August 1, 2023, through July
31, 2024.
E. Renewal of a Professional Services Agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers, Inc.
(R24C199010), process flow evaluation, system integration design,
implementation services, and ongoing project management fees, estimated annual
cost of $1,000,000, July 31, 2023, through July 30, 2028.
F. Amendment No. 1 and renewal of a Joint Professional Services Agreement with
The City of Oklahoma City and OKC Metro Alliance, Inc. (SS24C233027), to
provide the operation of a nonmedical detoxification center and additional
program services, including but not limited to clerical support services, grounds
maintenance services, supervised painting, and janitorial services, estimated cost
$2,071,961.84, July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024.
G. Amendment No. 3 to the Joint Contracts for Engineering Services with The City of
Oklahoma City and Ardurra Group, Inc., Project MC0714A; Benham Design,
LLC, Project MC0714B; and Tetra Tech, Inc. Project MC0714D, Civil
Engineering Services for Water and Wastewater Systems at Tinker Air Force
Base.
H. Amendment No. 2 to the Joint Contract for Engineering Services with The City of
Oklahoma City and KimleyHorn and Associates, Inc., Project MC0714C,
Civil Engineering Services for Water and Wastewater Systems at Tinker Air Force
Base.
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I. Resolution affirming its prior decision to purchase Badger and Itron Devices,
software and related parts and hardware to proportionally complete the
conversion of its manual metering infrastructure to automated metering
infrastructure from fiscal year 2023 through 2032 to improve operational efficiency
and reliability of timely collecting consumption readings and to authorize the
continued purchase of meters, registers, and associated new and replacement
parts, hardware, and services from Badger Water Meters, and, the purchase of
encoded receiver transmitters, meter lid kits, software, wireless reading devices,
instrumentation, and hardware from Itron Mobile, in accordance with the previous
decision of the Trustees, and declaring continued purchase of Badger and Itron
devices, software, and related parts and hardware to be in the best interest of the
Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust and the Oklahoma City water system and its
customers; and that for this automated metering infrastructure conversion the first
year estimated annual cost of purchases from Badger Water Meters and Itron
Mobile are $3,600,000 and $3,000,000, respectively.
J. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a permanent easement, Project
WC0660, southeast Oklahoma raw water supply system, Lake Atoka to Lake
Draper and McGee Creek Reservoir to Lake Atoka.
K. Recommend The City of Oklahoma City accept a permanent easement, Project
WC0660, southeast Oklahoma raw water supply system, Lake Atoka to Lake
Draper and McGee Creek Reservoir to Lake Atoka.
IV. Concurrence Docket
A. Concurrence with The City of Oklahoma City in approving Amendment No. 1 to
the Contract for Engineering Services with CEC Corporation, Projects PC0926,
Widening of Post Road from SE 44th Street to SE 74th Street and WC1023,
60inch Water Transmission Main Replacement, along SE 74th Street from
Douglas Boulevard to Post Road; along Post Road from SE 74th Street to SE
44th Street; and along SE 44th Street from Post Road to Douglas Boulevard, fee
increase of $819,023. (No OCWUT funds.)
V. Emergency Construction Contracts by Resolution (Four affirmative votes required
for approval.)
A. Resolution ratifying the actions of the General Manager in declaring an emergency;
approving the bidding documents, and awarding a contract to Matthews Trenching
Company, Inc., Project SE0051, emergency sanitary sewer repairs, along Willow
Creek Boulevard between Sylvester Drive and Windmill Road, $272,670; ratifying
issuance of an emergency work order; and approving the contract and bonds.
(Four affirmative votes required for approval.)
VI. Items for Individual Consideration
A. 1. Receive the Engineering Report, Phase I from Freese and Nichols, Inc.,
Project WT0222, various Draper Water Treatment Plant improvements; and
2. Receive the Final Design Report, Phase II from Freese and Nichols, Inc.,
Project WT0222, various Draper Water Treatment Plant improvements.
B. Receive the Preliminary Engineering Report from KimleyHorn and Associates,
Inc., Project SC0915, lift station improvements, various locations.
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C. 1. Presentation on the Draper Water Treatment Plant load reduction rider
assessment; and
2. Receive the Engineering Report from Carollo Engineers, Inc., Projects
WY 0044 and SY0018, load reduction rider assessment, Draper Water
Treatment Plant; and authorize engineer to prepare plans and specifications.
D. Ratifying and approving Addenda Nos. 1 through 3; awarding a contract to
McKee Utility Contractors, LLC, Project WC0877, Atoka pipeline raw water
transmission line, Konawa Pump Station to 1.44 miles west of SH3W,
$33,295,000; and approving the contract and bonds.
VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
A. Status Report of the Utilities Department for May 2023.
B. Fiscal Year 2023 OCWUT Monthly Proforma and Status Report, May 31, 2023.
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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