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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING OF BID NO. 1314-57, THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY APPROVAL OF CONTRACT NO. K-1314-136 WITH ARCHER WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,822,550; PERFORMANCE BOND NO. B-1314-96, STATUTORY BOND NO. B-1314-97, AND MAINTENANCE BOND NO. MB-1314-87 FOR THE WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY PHASE 2 IMPROVEMENTS, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE WASTEWATER FUND BALANCE, SEWER EXCISE TAX FUND BALANCE, AND SEWER SALES TAX FUND BALANCE.
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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 funding sources 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 customer service charges (sewer rates or user 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 (authorized and collected from 2001-2006) and an sewer excise tax (SET) to fund future wastewater system needs resulting from new development.
NUA approval of Resolution R-0506-151 directed that the sewage treatment capacity expansion mandated in the WWMP would occur first at the South WRF. NUA approval of Resolution R-0708-78 authorized new sewer system development in the northern (Little Riv...
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