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CONTRACT K-1920-109: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND BARRETT L. WILLIAMSON ARCHITECTS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $124,550 TO PROVIDE PRELIMINARY SITE AND BUILDING DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE LINE MAINTENANCE FACILITY LOCATED NEAR 3000 EAST ROBINSON STREET.
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BACKGROUND: Under this contract, a new Line Maintenance Facility will be designed to allow the Water and Sewer Line Maintenance Divisions to more efficiently accomplish their mission. This project assumes construction of a new 20,000 square foot (SF) building, pavement improvements, fencing and connection to water and sewer facilities. It will be located NW of the Water Treatment Plant on the former Hall Park wastewater lagoon site which was recently platted to accommodate the new Emergency Communications Center.
The Line Maintenance Division currently consists of 49 existing employees including 6 administrative staff, 25 water line maintenance employees and 18 sewer line maintenance employees. The project will consider expected growth of the Division over the next 20 years. The existing main building located in the City Service Facility at 1307 Da Vinci Avenue (11,000 SF) contains administrative offices, an employee breakroom and training area, as well as inadequate restroom and laundry facilities. Separate buildings are provided for storage and repair of (1) wastewater pumps, piping and repair parts (2,000 SF); (2) fire hydrants, water meters, piping and repair parts (1,200 SF); and (3) emergency generation equipment (400 SF). These work areas may be combined at the new building. Paved exterior area for employee and visitor parking, maintenance vehicle parking and pipe storage will be constructed of asphalt; interior space for 5 or more pumper trucks is expected be provided.
The existing facility is located on the North Base property adjacent to the Fleet offices and vehicle servicing areas. Additionally, due to acquisition of the former CART bus services, vacation of the...
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