Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · November 5, 2024
Agenda
AGENDA
November 5, 2024 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 297-2422 to
confirm meeting dates.
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Citizens may address the Trust on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item
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subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building for violation of Oklahoma City Municipal Code
2020, § 30-81 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280- Willfully Disturbing,
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Heard.” Comments must concern Trust services or policies. Please fill out a "Request to be Heard" form
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Trust Actions
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recommend, amend, strike, or continue any item. The Trust is not limited by staff recommendations as to
the actions it may take. If more information is needed, the Trust may refer matters to the General
Manager or to Legal Counsel, or submit them to committees, boards, commissions, or independent
consultants for additional study. The Trust may authorize the General Manager or Legal Counsel to take
certain actions. Items may be stricken from the agenda, or no action may be taken.
Consent Docket
Consent Docket items are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a Trustee. Consent
Docket items usually involve routine actions or standard contracts. Trustees, staff, or citizens may request
discussion or separate consideration of any Consent Docket item. A separate vote may be taken upon the
motion of a Trustee.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
November 5, 2024
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the October 22, 2024 meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Contract for Engineering Services with MacArthur Associated Consultants, LLC,
Project TS-0012, Tinker Sewer Mains And Lift Station Elimination, East Area,
Phase I, fee of $312,350.
B. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding a contract to Urban
Contractors, LLC, Project SC-1115, Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, four
locations, $745,745; and approving the contract and bonds.
C. Ratify and approve the price adjustment for the purchase of sole source services
from KorTerra, Inc. (OCWUT00014), to provide enhanced excavation
notification services, estimated annual cost $75,000, retroactive to May 26, 2024
through May 25, 2027.
D. Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for Engineering Services with Olsson, Inc.
formerly Olsson Associates, Inc., Project WC-0873, Atoka Pipeline Raw Water
Transmission Line, Stonewall Pump Station to Ada Pump Station, increase of
$425,050.
E. Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for Engineering Services with C.H. Guernsey &
Company, Project WC-0877, Atoka Pipeline Raw Water Transmission Line,
Konawa to 1.44 miles west of Highway 3 (east/west County Road
133/Benchmark 113), fee increase of $986,035.
F. Assignment and Amendment No. 1 to the Contract for Engineering Services with
Johnson & Associates, Inc. and Johnson and Associates, LLC, Project WC-
0876, Atoka Pipeline Raw Water Transmission Line, Canadian River to Konawa,
fee increase of $1,425,940.
G. Amendment No. 4 to the Joint Contract for Engineering Services with The City of
Oklahoma City and CEC Corporation, MC-0699-D, Water and Wastewater Civil
Engineering Services, no additional cost.
H. Amendment No. 5 to the Contract for Engineering Services, Project WC-0930,
water transmission main and Booster Station No. 9 improvements for Draper-
Hefner system interconnection, 7628 West Reno Avenue, fee increase of $30,873.
I. Amendment No. 6 to the Contract for Engineering Services with C.H. Guernsey &
Company, Project WC-0853, 48-inch water transmission main for Draper-Hefner
system interconnection, Booster Station No. 9, 7626 West Reno Avenue to
Booster Station No. 28, 501 North Council Road, fee increase of $30,684.
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J. Amendment No. 1 and Change Order No. 1 with 4M Trenching, LLC, Project
SC-1106, Sanitary Sewer Replacement, NW Expressway and Mustang Road,
increase of $23,220.
K. Final acceptance, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, Utility Relocation GM-
TAC Substation 8686D, Tinker Air Force Base; approving and placing the
maintenance bond into effect retroactive to July 18, 2024.
L. Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Permit to Construct, Project SC-
1107, Sanitary Sewer Improvements, NW 26th Street from Ann Arbor Avenue to
Meridian Avenue.
M. Ratification of payments from September 25, 2024 through October 22, 2024.
IV. Concurrence Docket
A. Concurrence with The City of Oklahoma City in approving Change Order No. 1
with Schwarz Paving Co., Inc., Projects PC-0557 and WC-1085, Roadway
Widening and Improvements, SW 15th Street from Czech Hall Road to Mustang
Road; and Projects PC-0558, WC-1106, and SC-1080, Roadway Widening and
Improvements, SW 15th Street from Mustang Road to John Kilpatrick Turnpike,
increase of $33,915.00. (No OCWUT funds)
B. Concurrence with The City of Oklahoma City in approving Amendment No. 1 and
Change Order No. 1 with First Water Contracting, LLC, Projects PC-0698 and
WC-1026, Roadway Widening, SW 149th Street between Western Avenue and
Santa Fe Avenue, decrease of $77,692.38. (No OCWUT funds)
C. Concurrence with The City of Oklahoma City in approving Amendment No. 3 and
Change Order No. 4 with Schwarz Paving Co., Inc., Projects PC-0472,
Roadway Widening, and WC-0944 and SC-1021, Waterline and Sanitary Sewer
Line Relocations, North Kelley Avenue from East Britton Road to East Hefner
Road, increase of $495,949.53. (No OCWUT funds)
D. Concurrence with The City of Oklahoma City in adopting a Resolution declaring
the necessity for acquiring certain permanent easements, Projects PC-0926,
Roadway Widening, South Post Road from SE 44th Street to SE 74th Street, and
WC-1023, 60-inch Water Transmission Main Replacement, SE 74th Street from
South Douglas Boulevard to South Post Road; South Post Road from SE 74th
Street to SE 44th Street; and SE 44th Street from South Post Road to South
Douglas Boulevard. (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;
waiving competitive bidding; issuing Emergency Purchase Order No.
08232024SMK01; approving an emergency contract with Spectrum
Biotechnologies, LLC for sludge removal (OCWUT00070); and authorizing
payments for services and equipment until the emergency is resolved, estimated
cost $3,000,000.
(Four affirmative votes required for approval.)
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VI. Items for Individual Consideration
A. Resolution authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to accept and execute
American Rescue Plan Act grant agreement from the Oklahoma Water Resources
Board in the amount not to exceed $2,083,434 for Deer Creek Wastewater
Treatment Plant Odor Management; authorizing the General Manager or
Designee(s) to administer necessary accounts for grant expenditures, deposits, and
reimbursements; authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to provide
required reports to administer the grant; and authorizing the General Manager or
Designee(s) to execute any documents associated with establishing the grant
agreement.
B. Resolution authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to accept and execute
American Rescue Plan Act grant agreement from the Oklahoma Water Resources
Board in the amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for Overholser Dam Spillway
Project; authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to administer necessary
accounts for grant expenditures, deposits, and reimbursements; authorizing the
General Manager or Designee(s) to provide required reports to administer the
grant; and authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to execute any
documents associated with establishing the grant agreement.
C. Resolution authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to execute American
Rescue Plan Act grant agreement from the Oklahoma Water Resources Board in
the amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for North Canadian Wastewater Treatment
Plant Improvements; authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to administer
necessary accounts for grant expenditures, deposits, and reimbursements;
authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to provide required reports to
administer the grant; and authorizing the General Manager or Designee(s) to
execute any documents associated with establishing the grant agreement.
D. Resolution agreeing to file an application with the Oklahoma Water Resources
Board for financial assistance through the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund
Loan Program for the purpose of financing the Identification, Planning, and Design
of Lead Service Line Replacement Project; and containing other provisions related
thereto, in an amount not to exceed $2.5 million; and approving the Scope of
Services Agreement for Bond Counsel Services.
VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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