Resolution awarding Bid number 0217-1040 to US Submergent Technologies, LLC, 235 N. Orange Ave., Suite 201, Sarasota, FL 34236 for removal of sand at the Bethune Point Wastewater Treatment Plant for a not to exceed amount of $344,840. The Bethune Point Wastewater Treatment Plant has received grit in the form of sand in the raw sewage for many years. While the grit removal system takes a portion of the sand out of the raw sewage, many tons have accumulated over the years. The permit renewal in 2013 requires the City to remove all the sand from the anaerobic tank; an estimated 2,000 tons of sand needs to be removed. Funds available in the 425 Renewal & Replacement 5% Fund.
Recommendation: Business Enterprise Management Director recommends adoption of the Resolution.