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AMENDMENT NO. TWO TO CONTRACT NO. K-1011-148: BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND GARVER, L.L.C., INCREASING THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY $5,347,900 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $9,432,700 TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION, CONSTRUCTION OBSERVATION, START-UP TRAINING, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS, AND SCADA APPLICATION ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION.
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BACKGROUND: The Wastewater Master Plan (WWMP), adopted by the Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) in 2001, recommended that facilities treating an average daily design flow (ADF) of 21.5 million gallons per day (MGD) would ultimately be needed to serve the area approved for urban development under the 2025 Land Use and Transportation Plan. The WWMP recommended expansion of the South Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) from 12 to 17 MGD and construction of a new North WRF with an ultimate ADF of 4.5 MGD.
In 2001, the voters approved establishment and funding of three new wastewater funds to address existing and future wastewater system needs. The existing Water Reclamation Fund (032, "WRF") was supplemented by the Sewer Maintenance Fund (321, "SMF"); the Sewer Excise Tax Fund (322, "SET"); and the Sewer Sales Tax Fund (323, "SST"). Revenues are generated by usage fees (WRF); by the $5 per month sewer maintenance rate (SMF) for collection system rehabilitation; by a temporary 5-year, 1/2 percent sales tax (SST) to fund existing and obligated wastewater system needs; and a Wastewater Excise Tax on New Development (SET) to fund future wastewater system obligations resulting from new development added to the sewer utility system after 2001.
NUA approval of Resolution No. R-0708-78 authorized new development in the northern sewage basin through construction of the northern interceptor system and rehabilitation of Lift Station D. The decision to rehabilitate and expand Lift Station D to a maximum pumping capacity ...
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