Oct 21, 2020 BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY MEETING

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WELCOME

[ BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY NOTICE OF MEETING BAYTOWN AREA WATER AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2020 4:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER, CITY HALL 2401 MARKET STREET, BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 Due to the COVID 19 Disaster and the CDC's recommendation regarding social distancing measures, the public may not be allowed to be physically present at this meeting, as there is a limited amount of space when maintaining the required 6-feet separation from others. For those members of the public that cannot or do not wish to be physically present at the meeting, they will be able to participate through two-way communications. For video conferencing, use the following website www.zoom.com, click on "join a meeting" on the top right hand corner, and input the following Meeting ID: 872 5034 9902. For telephone conferencing please use the following toll-free number: 1-888-788-0099, Meeting ID: 872 5034 9902. Any person, who is participating through video/teleconferencing and is interested in speaking on any item on the agenda, must submit his/her request via email to the Board Assistant Secretary at cityclerk@baytown.org. The request must include the speaker's name, address, and phone number that will be used if teleconferencing as well as the agenda item number. The request must be received prior to the posted time of the meeting. The agenda packet is accessible to the public in both HTML and PDF formats at the following link: https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. After the meeting, a video recording of this meeting will be made available to the public at https://www.baytown.org/city-hall/city-clerk/agendas-minutes. For more information or questions concerning the teleconference, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at 281-420-6504. AGENDA CALL TO ORDER AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF QUORUM ]

I WOULD CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER ANNOUNCE WE HAVE A QUORUM.

[a. Consider a resolution authorizing Change Order No. 12 with Pepper Lawson Waterworks, LLC., for the BAWA 6 MGD Surface Water Treatment Plant.]

GOOD AFTERNOON.

HELLO.

AND I'M GONNA GET TO THE FIRST SLIDE HERE.

THIS IS OUR SUMMARY OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 12.

THERE'S THREE ITEMS. THE TOTAL VALUE IS $34,050 AND 84 CENTS.

THEY'RE SOME THAT MAY SEEM KIND OF FAMILIAR TO YOU ALL, BUT THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT REMAIN THAT WOULD BE ENGINEER OF RECORD COSTS.

UH, SO JUST TO KIND OF JUMP INTO THE FIRST PART, ITEM NUMBER ONE OF THE CHANGE ORDER IS A VALUE OF $21,072 AND 43 CENTS.

THIS IS FOR TWO KNIFE GATES.

THESE ARE A KNIFE GATE VALVE INSTALLED IN LIEU OF ANOTHER TYPE OF VALVE.

THERE WAS A VERY DEEP, UH, DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN ASSEMBLY.

THIS IS BETWEEN TWO MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE TREATMENT.

SO THIS WAS A ALTERNATIVE TYPE VALVE THAT WAS, UH, THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER TO CONTROL AND MAINTAIN IN THE FUTURE.

THE SECOND ITEM OF WORK IS FOR $6,503 78 CENTS.

IN THE TREATMENT, THERE IS A STATIC MIXER, AND THIS IS A SUBSTITUTION OF A DIFFERENT, SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT TYPE WITHIN THE SAME BRAND AND FAMILY, BUT IT REQUIRED SOME ALTERATIONS TO THE PIPING AND THE VERTICAL TURBINE PUMPS.

SO THE IMPELLERS WERE ADJUSTED TO MATCH WHAT WAS REQUIRED FOR THE STATIC MIXERS.

SO THIS IS ALSO, UM, ATTRI ATTRIBUTABLE TO SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS AND, UM, ISSUES THAT HAVE RELATED BACK TO THE ENGINEER OF RECORD.

THE MODIFICATIONS OF AN OVERHEAD DOOR ARE THE, IS THE NEXT ITEM THAT'S $6,474 AND 63 CENTS.

THIS WAS AN ITEM IN PARTICULAR YOU MAY RECALL MEETING WIND LOAD STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE OPERATIONS BUILDING DUE TO SOME STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS THAT WERE MORE HEFTY STEAM STEEL COLUMNS.

THE OVERHEAD DOORS THAT WERE AT THE REAR OF THE OVER, UH, AT, OF THE OPERATIONS BUILDING, ONE OF THEM WAS ADJACENT TO THAT STEEL COLUMN AND WE JUST COULD NOT FIT THE WIDTH.

AND THEN THE, UM, OPERATING COMPONENT OF THAT DOOR.

SO THIS DEALS WITH THE MASONRY THAT WAS ADJUSTED SO THAT WE COULD GET THAT REQUIRED CLEARANCE.

AS IT STANDS TODAY, THOSE DOORS ARE VERY FUNCTIONAL.

IT IS NOT PRESENTING ANY ISSUES AT THIS TIME.

SO ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S THE, THE SUM TOTAL OF THIS, UH, CHANGE ORDER.

AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE.

I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND.

MOTION TO SECOND QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? NO.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

A OPPOSED LIKE SIGN THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

THANK YOU.

UM, NEXT WE WILL

[a. Receive the Baytown Area Water Authority’s Quarterly Financial and Investment Reports for the Quarter Ending September 30, 2020.]

THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT.

UM, THIS IS YOUR FOURTH QUARTER, UH, MONITORING REPORT, WHICH IS ALMOST THE YEAR END.

UH, I THINK AS OF INDICATED TO OTHER BOARDS AND COMMITTEES I'VE ADDRESSED RECENTLY ON THE FOURTH QUARTER MONITORING.

IT'S NOT QUITE THE YEAR END BECAUSE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF ADJUSTMENTS, A NUMBER OF INVOICES THAT WE WILL BE DEALING WITH, UH, BUT WE'LL BE SORTING THOSE OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

UH, AND THIS DOES GIVE YOU A FAIR REPRESENTATION OF WHERE WE HAVE ENDED THE YEAR, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAST QUARTER REPORTED.

OUR REVENUES ARE REASONABLY IN LINE WITH THE BUDGET.

UH, YOU'LL REMEMBER WE TALKED BEFORE ABOUT THE $3 MILLION ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENT AS A RESULT OF, UH, A BOOK ENTRY INCORRECTLY POSTED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

IT'S IN BOTH SIDES OF THE LEDGER.

SO YOU'LL SEE IT HERE ON PAGE ONE OF YOUR MONITORING REPORT.

AND THE CONTRA IS IN PAGE FOUR.

SO THE NET EFFECT ON YOUR BALANCES IS NIL, UH, ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE, UH, A LITTLE BIT UNDER, ALWAYS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE.

UH, SO ENDING THE YEAR SLIGHTLY UNDER 90% OF BUDGETED SPEND, UH, THAT MONEY WILL OBVIOUSLY GO BACK INTO BALANCES, SO YOU WON'T LOSE IT.

UH, ON THE INVESTMENT SIDE, UH,

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SO, UH, THAT WAS, AS I SAID BEFORE, UH, AT OR SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THE MARKET.

UH, THAT'S REALLY ALL I HAVE.

UH, OVERALL, GOOD NEWS, MADAM PRESIDENT, THE END OF THE YEAR IN A GOOD POSITION AND LOOKING GOOD FOR NEXT YEAR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO NOT.

NO.

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

UH, SORRY I CAN'T GET MY PAST.

NEXT

[b. Receive an update regarding the Baytown Area Water Authority East Plant Project.]

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS MONTH FOR THE BWA EAST PLANT CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD A GREAT, UH, COUPLE OF MEETINGS WITH THE TCEQ.

UH, THEY HAVE APPROVED AND PROVIDE AT LEAST CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF OUR CT STUDY.

WE HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL MEETING WITH THEM RELATED TO THE SURFACE OVERFLOW RATE.

WE HAVE A CONDITIONAL VARIANCE LETTER FROM THEM THAT WE HAD HAD OBTAINED DURING THE DESIGN PROCESS.

WE NOW HAVE STEPPED FORWARD TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT HOW WE INTEND TO MEET THAT WE'VE PROVIDED THEM WITH KIND OF OUR GAME PLAN IN WRITTEN FORMAT.

AND ALSO WE'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN CONSTRUCTION, THAT WE ARE APPROACHING OUR PERFORMANCE TESTING AND WE ARE, YOU KNOW, SETTING FORWARD WITH THE STEP ONE AND STEP TWO REQUIREMENTS.

AS YOU ALL MAY REMEMBER, THE FLINT CRISIS CREATED SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL DRINKING WATER FACILITIES AND WE ARE PREPARED TO GO FORWARD WITH MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

SO WE GAVE THEM AN UPDATE OF, OF WHAT WE HAD PLANNED TO DO, THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY FILED WITH THEM, AND WE WANTED TO JUST UNDERSTAND ANY EXPECTATIONS THAT THEY HAD OF US.

SO WE HAVE A VERY CLEAR UNDERSTANDING ON BOTH SIDES, BOTH WITH OUR PROJECT TEAM AND UM, AND ALSO WITH THE TCQ STAFF.

SO WE PLAN TO KIND OF PROGRESS, UM, ON THAT FRONT AS JUST AS SOON AS WE CAN.

SO YOU'LL HAVE A CHECKBOX THERE ON THE LOWER RIGHT HAND, BUT THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.

WE HAVE NOT SO GREAT NEWS TO REPORT.

WE'VE HAD SOME MAJOR CHALLENGES WITH COMMISSIONING.

UH, WE'VE HAD ABOUT EIGHT WEEKS OF, UH, CHALLENGES.

THE LAST FOUR HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT.

SO WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS SOME PHOTOS OF, UH, THE EQUIPMENT VENDOR WITH THEIR STAFF WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE ISSUES EXPERIENCED ON, UH, THE TREATMENT TRAIN.

SO THE FIRST ITEM IS THAT THE FILTER THAT WE HAVE AS PART OF THAT CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE ISSUES.

THERE WERE SOME SOLENOIDS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THAT ISSUE WAS RECTIFIED AND RESOLVED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE PUMP STARTED ACTING UP.

SO THOSE HAVE BEEN, UH, IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING, THEY'VE PRESENTED DAILY PLANS TO US IN PROGRESS.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY AT THIS POINT, UM, OR LESS UNHAPPY PERHAPS.

AS A WAY TO PUT THAT, WE'VE ESCALATED THE ISSUES TO THE CONTRACTOR TO THEIR, UH, HEAD TEAM OF FOLKS OR EXECUTIVES.

AND ALSO WE'VE ESCALATED THAT TO THE EQUIPMENT, UH, MANUFACTURER.

SO THEY HAVE SUPPORTED WITH SOME KEY PEOPLE.

THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS IS INVOLVED IN OUR, UH, REVIEW PROCESS AND MAKING SURE THAT THE TECHNICAL STAFF IS, UH, DISPATCHED TO THE SITE.

SO YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS HERE.

THERE'S A ELECTRICAL TEAM THAT STARTED AS WELL.

SO THEY'RE SUPPORTING THAT.

BUT WE ARE NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET.

PART OF THE FILTER, UH, REPAIR WILL REQUIRE US TO TAKE DOWN OUR PULSE BED CLARIFIER.

SO WE ARE NOT ABLE TO FULLY PROCESS WATER INTO THAT, UH, PERFORMANCE TESTING MODE.

SO THIS IS A GROUP OF, OF TEAM MEMBERS HERE.

SOME OF THE STAFF THAT YOU SEE AS BAWA STAFF, SOME AS THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT, UH, BASICALLY IS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUEZ, THAT'S HARWELL ENVIRONMENTAL AND THEN ALSO SUEZ STAFF AND THE PEPPER LAWSON WATER WORK STAFF.

SO WE ARE TAKING SOME SAMPLES THERE.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE SLUDGE BED, THAT'S THE MIDDLE PICTURE.

AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT ARE THE EQUIPMENT CONTROLS THAT'S ON TOP OF OUR TREATMENT TRAIN AND DISCUSSING HOW WE WILL TAKE THAT DOWN TO CLEAN THAT OUT AND THEN PROVIDE BASICALLY A VERY GOOD STANCE TO GO FORWARD AND FORWARD FLOW.

SO THIS IS KIND OF AN INTERESTING SET OF PHOTOS.

YOU THINK.

THIS ISN'T DRINKING WATER, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE TAKE OUT OF THE DRINKING WATER.

SO ALL THE RIVERINE SEDIMENT IS WHAT YOU SEE HERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENT IN THE PICTURES.

THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THAT IT BECOMES CLEAR WATER AS WE TAKE KIND OF THE BAD STUFF OUT.

SO THIS IS JUST A NORMAL PROCESS.

WE'RE TRYING TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE THAT THE OPERATION STAFF IS GETTING A VERY GOOD PICTURE OF WHAT IT'LL TAKE TO OPERATE THIS GOING FORWARD.

THERE'S NEVER AN BASICALLY A POINT WHERE EQUIPMENT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, JUST PERFECT GOING

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SO THEY'RE LEARNING NOW WHAT THIS IS A NEW SOP THAT WE'RE GETTING SOME EXPERIENCE WITH.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S SIX TAPS IN THE BOTTOM PHOTO.

TWO OF THEM ON THE OUTER SIDE SHOW KIND OF THAT DIFFERENT COLORED WATER, WHICH WOULD BE THAT RIVERINE SEDIMENT AND THEN THE CLEARER WATER AND THAT WILL, THOSE ALL WILL THEN RUN CLEAN AFTER THAT POINT.

BUT I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SHOW YOU SOME OF THESE JUST TO KIND OF OUTLINE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SUCH A GREAT REPORT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD.

BUT THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DAILY WORKING THROUGH.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE, STERLING AND I ARE ON THE PHONE EVERY DAY.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, SEVERAL MEETINGS BECAUSE SOME OF THESE STAFF ARE ON THE WEST COAST.

WE'RE MAKING OURSELVES AVAILABLE EVEN AS IT'S INTO THE END OF THEIR WORKDAY BECAUSE IT'S THAT IMPORTANT TO US.

SO FROM A SCHEDULE STANDPOINT, WHERE DOES THAT PUT US? PHASE ONE OF COURSE COMPLETED.

AND THEN I WANTED TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE UP THERE FOR YOU ALL BECAUSE WE ARE NOT AT AN EIGHT WEEK, UH, DELAY DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE RELIABLE EQUIPMENT.

SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ESCALATED IT, BECAUSE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT TIME DELAY AT THIS POINT.

SO I'D, I HAVE NOT PUT A NEW TIME ON PHASE THREE, BUT PHASE THREE WOULD BE WHEN WE WOULD WANT TO BE SENDING THAT WATER TO THE TCEQ FOR APPROVAL SO THAT WE CAN GAIN THAT NEXT STEP OF GOING INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

SO WE'RE WORKING THE CHANNELS THAT WE CAN IN MEETING WITH OUR REGULATORY APPROVERS AND WE'RE WORKING ON JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN FOR CONSTRUCTION WITH ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH THE PUNCH LIST WHILE THE TEAM IS WORKING THROUGH ALL THE MECHANICAL AND EQUIPMENT ISSUES.

AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT FOR THAT PROJECT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

QUESTION QUESTIONS? YES.

UM, THESE KIND OF ISSUES, OBVIOUSLY UNEXPECTED AND UNDESIRABLE, BUT WOULD YOU CLASSIFY 'EM AS UNPRECEDENTED? THIS KIND OF STUFF JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN IN NEW PLANT.

UH, BRINGING UP, WELL, I DON'T THINK I'D DESCRIBE THEM AS UNPRECEDENTED.

UH, WE'VE KIND OF STUDIED OTHER PLANTS AS THEY HAVE BEEN, UH, BEING BUILT.

SO SJRA HAD A PLANT BEING BUILT ON LAKE CONROE.

THEY EXPERIENCED SOME SEVERE DIFFICULTIES THERE.

WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY DIFFICULTIES WITH OUR INCOMING WATER.

SO IN ESSENCE, THE WATER COMING FROM THE CANAL IS JUST FINE.

THEY HAD MAJOR ISSUES WITH THAT, WHICH MAKES IT VERY TRICKY FROM A CHEMICAL TREATMENT STANDPOINT.

WE KNOW WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, WE'RE ISOLATING EVEN MORE.

AND IF THERE'S A REQUIREMENT TO CHANGE THESE COMPONENTS OUT, WE'RE GOING THROUGH THAT WITH THE VENDOR VERY, VERY CLOSELY.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT WE WANT AS A PROPOSED WORK PLAN, AND THEY'RE RESPONDING DAILY WITH UPDATES.

AND WE ARE ALSO RESPONDING FROM THE OWNER'S STANDPOINT THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR NO DELAYS AND CONTINUING TO PROGRESS THAT WORK.

SO IF WE'RE NEEDING TO MAKE A CALL AT SEVEN 30 IN THE MORNING OR SEVEN 30 AT NIGHT TO VALIDATE SOMETHING OR MAKE A QUESTION HAPPEN, UH, OR PUSH SOMETHING FORWARD, WE'RE DOING THAT.

SO AS WE SEE THESE THINGS, THEY'RE NOT INSURMOUNTABLE.

THESE EQUIPMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.

THE VENDOR IS, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE ARE SECOND AND THIRD TIER, BUT THEY'RE ALL BEING RESPONSIVE AT THIS POINT.

I WAS A LITTLE MORE, MORE UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO BEFORE WE ESCALATED THIS TO, TO OTHER LEVELS IN THE ORGANIZATION.

BUT WE'VE RECEIVED THOSE RESOURCES, SO NOW WE'RE TRYING TO BE PATIENT AND LET THOSE RESOURCES WORK THROUGH THE ISSUES.

SO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU SAY VENDORS, YOU'RE RE UH, TALKING ABOUT THE COMPANY THAT WE BOUGHT THE MATERIALS FROM, OR IS THAT THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE THE, THE PART? YES.

SO THIS IS A GOOD POINT, SIR.

UM, FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FILTER IS COMPOSED OF VACUUM PUMPS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY A SECONDARY SUBCONTRACTOR OR A SOLENOID THAT'S PROVIDED BY ANOTHER VENDOR.

SO SOMETIMES THESE ARE PIECES AND PARTS THAT WE HAVE TO SOURCE FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, BUT THAT THE SUBCONTRACTOR SECOND TIER THAT WOULD BE UNDERNEATH SUEZ, THEY'RE ALSO COMING TO THE JOB SITE AND WE'RE DEMANDING THAT THEY REPLACE ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FROM THEIR STANDPOINT.

SO OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS OF COURSE THE CONTRACTOR WHO WE CONTRACT WITH.

THEN THE MAJOR VENDOR, WHICH IS SUEZ, AND THEY'RE AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY.

THEY'RE VERY LARGE AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF BASICALLY CAPABILITY TO, TO PUT SOME, UH, HEAT ON THE, SOME SMALLER SUBCONTRACTORS.

BUT WE'RE ASKING THAT THEY DO THAT.

SO WE GET THE ATTENTION THAT WE FEEL THAT WE NEED WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.

SO NONE OF THIS IS INSURMOUNTABLE.

I WOULDN'T SAY AT THIS POINT.

IT'S JUST DISAPPOINTING.

I WISH I COULD, YOU KNOW, PROVIDE YOU A GREAT REPORT THAT WE'RE MAKING ALL KINDS OF, YOU KNOW, PROGRESS WITH THE PERFORMANCE TESTING.

I'D LOVE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT ON THAT, BUT HOPEFULLY I WILL NEXT MONTH.

LIKE THE BUMPER STICKER SAYS STUFF HAPPENS, BUT WE'RE RESPONDING AND YOU'RE, YOU GUYS ARE AT LEAST SATISFIED WITH THE VARIOUS VENDORS ON WHATEVER LEVEL THAT THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST TO FIX.

THINGS HAVE COME INTO FOCUS I THINK IN THE LAST WEEK AND THAT'S BEEN VERY GOOD.

SO, SO IT'S KINDA LIKE BUYING A CAR, IT'S LIKE BUYING A CAR AND

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THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S, IT'S A COMPONENT PART.

YOU CAN STILL DO THINGS WITH IT, BUT YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE THAT MAJOR COMPONENT AS YOU'RE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.

KEEP A STIFF, KEEP A STIFF UPPER LIP AND GET HER DONE, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT, .

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

UM, NEXT WE'LL RECEIVE

[c. Receive an update regarding the Baytown Area Water Authority Chemical Feed Project.]

ALL RIGHT, SO HERE'S SOME STATISTICS ON THAT PROJECT.

LAST MONTH, I BELIEVE I DID THIS FOR THE BIO EAST SURFACE WATER PLANT.

SO WE HAVE A $3.2 MILLION CONTRACT.

WE'RE ABOUT 55% BILLED BY INVOICE.

SO WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY DONE.

IF WE LOOK AT HOW MUCH WE'VE PAID OUT AND THE CONTRACT TIME, WE'RE ABOUT 68% DONE.

SO THIS WILL KIND OF TRACK AHEAD AND BEHIND, AHEAD AND BEHIND AS WE PAY INVOICES.

BUT WE'VE JUST HAD A VERY GOOD, UH, CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S, UH, LEM AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED SOME GOOD TIMELINES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THEM BEING VERY PROACTIVE AS WELL.

AND WE THINK THAT WE'LL BE FINISHING, UH, JUST AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

IT'S TOO EARLY TO TELL 'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME MAJOR COMPONENT WORK STILL TO DO.

UH, BUT THAT'S, IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD TRACK FOR RIGHT NOW.

SO I'LL SHOW YOU SOME PHOTOS.

THIS IS THE WIRE INSTALLATION.

SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO REALLY SEE PROGRESS IF EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING WITHIN THE METAL BOX, AS YOU WILL, AS YOU SEE HERE THOUGH, IT'S EMPTY AND HE'S BEGINNING ALL THAT WIRING.

WE HAVE THE CONTROL PANEL THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED.

THIS WOULD BE, I'M GONNA TRY AND MOVE MY MOUSE ON THE SCREEN.

THIS WOULD BE THE CONTROL PANEL HERE.

THERE'S A LOT OF WIRING THAT'S OCCURRING.

THE TANKS WERE INSTALLED LAST MONTH.

I THINK WE HAD SOME GREAT PHOTOS OF THAT TO SHOW YOU ALL HERE.

THEY'RE INSTALLING THE PIPING THAT GOES INTO THE TANKS AND HAS TO BASICALLY HOUSE SOME OF THE WIRING AND, AND FEEDS.

AGAIN, VERY NEAT WORK.

THIS IS THE SLUDGE GALLERY THAT WE HAD BASICALLY DONE SOME CEILING WORK ON AND NOW THEY'RE INSTALLING ALL OF THE VALVES AND DIFFERENT COMPONENT PARTS.

AND YOU CAN SEE HERE IT'S A NICE RAINBOW OF COLORS WHEN IT COMES FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BUT EVERYTHING HERE IS LOOKING VERY NICE.

THESE ARE THE ZINC PUMPS FOR THE CHEMICAL FEED LINES.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PIECES AND PARTS THAT'S GOING THROUGH AND IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS, BUT AS THEY'RE WORKING IN TIGHT SPACES, THEY'RE MAKING A LOT OF PROGRESS.

WE HAVE THE DRAIN LINE, THIS IS AN ABANDONMENT, A REMOVAL OF THE OLD DRAIN LINE.

SO THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIT OF DUST THERE AS THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH EVERYTHING.

BUT BASICALLY SOME NICE NEAT WORK.

AGAIN, NOT MAKING LARGER HOLES THAN THEY NEED TO KEEPING THE SITE, UH, SAFE BECAUSE WE HAVE A KIND OF A SMALL WORK AREA WITHIN THE BOW PLANT AND MAKING SURE THAT THE OPERATORS ARE SAFE.

THIS IS SOME WORK ON THE ABOVE GROUND PIPING.

THIS IS A 24 INCH RAW WATER LINE.

SO THERE WAS SOME ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE SAW BEING DONE LAST TIME.

THIS IS A NEAR WHITE BLAST CLEAN ON THE LEFT.

AND THEN WE HAVE THE PIPING THAT'S BEEN PAINTED TO THAT RAW WATERCOLOR TAN AS PER TCEQ REQUIREMENTS.

AND THAT'S THE END OF MY REPORT.

SO VERY GOOD PROGRESS IN THAT PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

QUICK QUESTION, UH, WHEN WE DO DREDGING AND DIGGING AND ALL, DO WE ALWAYS USE, UH, MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT OR WE EVER USE HYDRO EXCAVATION? WELL, IT DEPENDS ON WHERE WE ARE.

SO IF WE ARE TRYING TO DO SOME SUBSURFACE INVESTIGATION, WE'D PROBABLY USE HYDRO EXCAVATION.

IF IT'S A LIMITED AREA ON A PLANT, SOMETIMES YOU WANNA DO THAT 'CAUSE YOU WANNA SEE THE UNDERGROUND PIPING AND WHAT ELEVATION, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE GONNA DO SOME NEW IMPROVEMENTS ON EXISTING PLANT.

BUT HERE IN THIS LOCATION, WHAT WE HAVE IS EASIER TO INSTALL THROUGH OPEN CUT BECAUSE IT'D BE QUITE A BIT OF DIRT TO MOVE WITH THAT HYDRO EXCAVATING AND A BIT, MAYBE A BIT DIFFICULT TO MANAGE THAT WET MATERIAL AFTER THE FACT.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THINGS AS, UH, NEATLY AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE IN THESE CASES.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, THAT

[3. MANAGER'S REPORT]

ALRIGHTYY, UH, TWO THINGS.

ONE, JUST A REMINDER, YOUR NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH AT FOUR 30 RIGHT HERE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

AND SECOND, UM, JUST CONTINUED APPRECIATION TO THE STAFF, NOT ONLY AT THE THE PLANT, BUT YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY TO ANDREA AND HER TEAM RUNNING CAPITAL PROJECTS.

UM, YOU KNOW, THIS COULD BE A , THIS IS REALLY A FULL-TIME JOB OF A PROJECT.

UM, BUT WE'VE GOT OVER $200 MILLION WORTH OF PROJECTS IN THE CITY THAT ARE, THAT ARE EITHER IN DESIGN OR IN CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW.

SO IT'S A, IT'S A FULL WORKLOAD FOR THE TEAM AND, UM, I THINK YOU ALL SEE THE, THE PASSION THAT ANDREA AND I CAN TELL YOU THE REST OF HER TEAM PUTS INTO THIS PROJECT.

UM,

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SO THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, AS THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THIS BOARD, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

BYE.

I SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.

THANK YOU ALL.