G.5. For POA No. 22-99, staff recommends Board: (1) Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the September 7, 2021 Progressive Design-Build Agreement for the FPUA WRF Relocation with Globaltech-Haskell J.V., of Jacksonville, FL, in the amount of $103,913,649.45 representing a total Guaranteed Maximum Price of $133,978,500.00 for Phase II completion of the design and construction of the Project less the previously Board approved Amendment No. 1 for the $30,064,850.55 Phase 2A proposal for equipment and preliminary sitework; and (2) Authorization for staff to issue a written Notice to Proceed for Phase II Services.

[G.5. For POA No. 22-99, staff recommends Board: (1) Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the September 7, 2021 Progressive Design-Build Agreement for the FPUA WRF Relocation with Globaltech-Haskell J.V., of Jacksonville, FL, in the amount of $103,913,649.45 representing a total Guaranteed Maximum Price of $133,978,500.00 for Phase II completion of the design and construction of the Project less the previously Board approved Amendment No. 1 for the $30,064,850.55 Phase 2A proposal for equipment and preliminary sitework; and (2) Authorization for staff to issue a written Notice to Proceed for Phase II Services. ]

SISNERO. >> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THE FIRST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS A PRETTY EXCITING ONE IT'S THE APPROVAL REQUEST FOR THE APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL AMENDMENT FOR THE PROGRESSIVE DESIGN BUILD FOR OUR NEW WASTEWATER PLANT. STAFF HAS MET INDIVIDUALLY WITH EACH OF THE BOARD MEMBERS TO READ DETAIL, STAFF HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN NEGOTIAING THE CONTRACT AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS CONTRACT. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DUE DILIGENCE OF THE ENTIRE TEAM, MR. HUTCHISON, MR. RUTHERFORD, MRS. MICAH, MR. MARTIN, THE ENTIRE TEAM. AND GENERAL COUNSEL. NOW I WILL TURN IT OVER TO MR. HUTCHISON THE DIRECTOR WASTEWATER SYSTEMS PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THIS ALL STARTED BACK IN THE EARLY SUMMER OF 2021 STAFF WAS CHARGED BY THIS BOARD AND THE CITY COMMISSION AT A JOINT MEETING TO MOVE THE IW RF OFF THE ISLAND AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY COULD BE STUCK HERE WE ARE TWO YEARS LATER WE HAVE A FINAL AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF YOU AND WE BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR ALMOST 6 MONTHS. THIS HAS BEEN A MONUMENTAL TEAM EFFORT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF PLAYERS WELL BEYOND THE ONES THAT WERE MENTIONED. YOUR STAFF AND YOUR SELECTIVE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN PARTNERS THAT WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN AT THIS PACE.

TODAY I'M PROUD TO PRESENT THE FINAL PHASE OF THIS CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LONG AWAITED MW RF FACILITY. THE TECHNICAL DETAILS OF THIS CONTRACT HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY STAFF THE LEGAL ASPECTS HAVE BEEN THOROUGHLY VETTED BY IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AS WELL AS MR. ROBERT ALFORD JOINED US ON THE PHONE, AN EXPERT IN CONTRACT LAW AND NEGOTIATIONS. AS MR. SISNEROS SAID IN THE PAST WEEK WE MET WITH THE BOARD TO GO THROUGH THE CONTRACT IN DETAIL ANSWERING PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS ON THAT.

TODAY STAFF IS REQUESTING $103,913,649 AND $0.45, TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT.

THIS IS ALL IN PRICE FOR THE MW RF INCLUDING PREVIOUS AMENDMENT ONE AND MONEY SPENT TODAY 1,000ÃÃPLEASE NOTE THE ORIGINAL MEMO TO THE BOARD HAD A MINOR ERROR IN THE NUMBERS BUT THAT'S BEEN CORRECTED IN THE NEW MEMO THAT WAS SET OUT THIS NUMBER EXCLUDES ANY PERMIT FEES FROM THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE, THOSE WE WOULD PAY DIRECTLY FROM FPU A. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TEAM IN CASE THERE

IS ANYTHING. >> REMEMBER THE $20 MILLION WE SPENT IN ADVANCE IS THAT IN

THIS MOMENT? >> THE 20 MILLION PREVIOUS? >> THE THINGS WE SENT BEFORE WE

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EMBARKED ON MOVING?> IT DOES NOT THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD.

>> OKAY. >> I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION, LAST NIGHT AT CITY COMMISSION MAY ASK YOU IS THIS THE NUMBER THE REAL NUMBER AND WILL THIS STAY THE NUMBER?

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO ANSWER THAT FOR US. >> YES THIS IS THE NUMBER THIS IS A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE IT'S IN THE NAME OF THE CONTRACT.

IT DOES INCLUDE CONTINGENCY AS WE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT INDIVIDUALLY $5.4 MILLION.

THAT SHOULD HANDLE ANYTHING ELSE UNFORESEEN. >> YOU GUYS HAVE LITERALLY WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB ON THROUGH EVERY LINE ITEM IN THIS CONTRACT REMOVED OR ADJUSTED ITEMS TO ELIMINATE AND TRY TO KEEP THE COST AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.

I'M NOT SURE I'M SURE EVERYBODY IN THEIR ONE ON ONES HAD A LISTING OF ALL THIS BUT.

>> JUST FOR CLARITY TO FALL BACK CONCERNING THE COMMENTS FOR THE CITY COMMISSION THIS IS THE FINAL MAXIMUM PRICE GUARANTEE PRICE FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW PLAN DOES NOT INCLUDE REMOVAL OF THE OLD PLAN AND CERTAINLY DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ÃÃTHERE IS STILL MORE TO COME FROM THE CITY COMMISSION'S POINT OF VIEW THIS IS ONLY

CONSTRUCT THE NEW PLAN. >> THAT IS ACCURATE. >> MS. HUTCHISON, YOU GIVE US A LOT OF INFORMATION THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THE PACKET, ANY INTERESTED CITIZENS STRONGLY ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE, GO UNDER I FORGET WHAT THE LINK IS THE PACKET FOR THIS BOARD MEETING IS ABLE TO BE DOWNLOADED UPON FPL A WEBSITE THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION THAT CAN GIVE YOU REALLY GOOD INSIGHT INTO WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CITY OF FORT PIERCE AND MOVING THE WASTEWATER PLANT. IT'S VERY OBVIOUS THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE DONE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHEN I WAS IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL I TOOK A CLASS ON PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND MY PROFESSOR SAID HE SHOWED US HOW TO DO A GANTT CHART HE SAID YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME PUTTING TOGETHER THESE GANTT CHARTS AND A LOT OF ENERGY AND EFFORT INTO TRYING TO GET THEM DIALED IN AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET THEM AND THEN ONCE YOU ARE DONE GO AHEAD AAA BECAUSE IT'S ALMOST WORTH WHAT YOU DID BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PLAN FOR ALL THESE UNEXPECTED AND UNKNOWNS AND IN THE INDUSTRY THAT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE, WHATEVER YOU PUT TOGETHER ON A SCHEDULE, GO AHEAD AND AT LEAST DOUBLE IT BECAUSE THE LIKELIHOOD IS GOING TO GO EXACTLY TO HOW YOUR SCHEDULE IS ALMOST NONEXISTENT BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN TRUE FOR OUR STAFF. HAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL, THE GRADE OF SPEED THE QUALITY, IT WAS OBVIOUS YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO SAVE THE CUSTOMERS COST WHEREVER YOU COULD WITHOUT RISKING OTHER THINGS.

KEEPING THE VALUES STILL THERE FOR MOVING THE PLAT ABSOLUTELY EXCEPTIONAL AND I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY THAT STRONGLY ENOUGH. THE OTHER PART IS, DURING THE COURSE OF REVIEWING THE DOCUMENTATION AND DISCUSSION I HAD WITH STAFF THIS MORNING WAS TALKING ABOUT COST OF THERE SEEMS TO BE THERE'S GOOD TO BE SIGNIFICANT COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BUILDING PERMIT FEES.

I WAS HOPING AS THE BOARD WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE COMMISSION BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO THE COMMISSION WHEN I INTERVIEWED WITH THE COMMISSIONERS THIS IS TOP PRIORITY FOR THE UTILITY THEY WANTED TO SEE HAPPEN. STAFF HAS MADE IT HAPPEN WITH THE BOARD OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL. I THINK THIS COULD BE ONE AREA WHERE WE COULD REALLY HAVE SYNERGY BETWEEN THE UTILITY BOARD, THE CITY COMMISSION,

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CITY STAFF, UTILITY STAFF WHERE WE COULD HELP BRING ULTIMATE VALUE TO THE CITIZENS THAT IT WOULD BENEFIT IF WE REDUCE SOME FEES. THOSE ARE MY MAIN COMMENTS, THE SPEED AT WHICH WE BEEN IMPLEMENT IN THE PROJECT HAS BEEN, IN MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION, EXCEPTIONAL. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE NOT WILLING TO JUST ACCEPT WHATEVER INCREASE CAUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT EITHER. I THINK WE WENT OVER WITH STAFF THIS MORNING IN THE MEETING I HAD THAT THE INCREASE IN OVERALL BUDGET WAS 34 PERCENT

SENT FROM PRE-COVERT NUMBERS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> I THINK IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE

BIT ON THE HIGH RANGE. >> IS ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY AND EFFORT AND PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILL SET STAFF HAS PUT INTO IT ALONG WITH THE CONTRACT AND CONSULTING STAFF. I THINK AN ACTION ITEM AS THE BOARD IS MUCH AS WE CAN REACH OUT TO THE CITY COMMISSION AND TRY TO GET COOPERATION WITH HELPING NOT ONLY REDUCING SOME OF THE BUILDING PERMIT FEES I WAS MADE AWARE OF BUT ALSO WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO HAVE A LOT OF RED TAPE, CITY AND STAFF HAS TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AS WELL THEY HAVE TO DO ALL THE RIGHT THINGS THE RIGHT WAY BUT WE DON'T WANT THE GEARS TO GRIND WE WANT THEM WELL OILED.

AS MUCH AS WE CAN OIL THEM I THINK WE SHOULD PLAY OUR ROLE IN DOING THAT.

>> I HAVE SOME INFORMATION FOR THAT IRONICALLY I SPOKE TO ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS THIS MORNING ABOUT THAT TOPIC AND AS FAR AS I WAS TOLD, UNFORTUNATELY THE CITY IS A SEPARATE ENTITY THAN THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT IS MANAGED BY THE STATE THEY RUN AT A ZERO PROFIT AND THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE ANYTHING AWAY, THAT

MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT Ã¦ >> STATE LAW SAYS THAT BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS COMMISSION TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ON THIS BOARD WITH COMMISSIONERS ANYWAY ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO HAVE SO YOU FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF AND FIND OUT IF THERE'S WIGGLE ROOM. IN MY MIND IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA FOR THIS BOARD TO BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COMMISSION ABOUT THIS PROJECT ON KIND OF A REGULAR BASIS.

SO THEY CAN HAVE A FEELING OF CONFIDENCE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING AND HAVE CONFIDENCE

THAT WE HAVE GOOD OVERSIGHT. >> THAT IS ALSO I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT ON THE TOPICS AT THE END BUT I AGREE. I'M THINKING MAYBE I KNOW THAT STAFF HAS ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR US TO EITHER PARTNER UP WITH A COMMISSIONER OR ONE OF US TO BE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AS THEY ARE HAVING THOSE MEETINGS I THINK IT JUST BUILDS MORE OF A TEAMWORK ENVIRONMENT AND MAYBE THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT WHEN WE GET CLOSER TO THE END SINCE THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THIS.

BUT THINK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT CLOSER, ONE THING I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS WELL IS THAT YOU HAVE THIS PROJECT ALMOST 100% SENT FUNDED RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE 100 MILLION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE FROM OUR BOND, 20 MILLION IN GRANT MONEY AND HOPEFULLY ANOTHER 13 MILLION WE ARE CLOSE TO KNOWING IF WE GOT THERE.

THAT'S AMAZING. LET ME JUST SAY, THE FACT THAT I THINK I LAUGHED ACTUALLY WHEN MISS BENNETT SAID WORKING TO GET $30 MILLION IN GRANTS AND I'M PRETTY SURE I WENT LIKE SHE

IS CRAZY. THIS IS AMAZING. >> AND WERE GOING TO GET MORE.

>> EXACTLY. WAY TO GO. YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK WITH THIS PROJECT.

KEEP ON GOING OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE MORE PROJECTS TO GO. I HAVE NO DOUBT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SECURE MORE MONEY TO HELP US THE END GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL WORKING ON THE SAME

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GOAL AND RUNNING IN THE SAME DIRECTION TOGETHER AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING IT A REALLY GREAT

JOB. >> I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS THE OTHER DAY WHEN I LOOKED OVER THE NUMBERS I SAID THEY LAUGHED AT ME. [LAUGHTER] THESE GRANTS ARE COMING AND I'M VERY PLEASED AT THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT THAT WE HAVE GAINED THESE GRANTS AND HOW FAST THEY ARE COMING WITHIN A YEAR I'M LOOKING FOR MORE TO COME, WHEREVER RACHEL IS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DO GREATER THINGS BECAUSE THIS PLANT HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR MANY YEARS AND I WAS A LITTLE GIRL AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT IT. I'M UP THERE NOW AND I'M PROUD

TO SEE THAT THE VISION IS COMING TO PASS. >> THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING I THINK WE'VE EVER DONE I THINK I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMPANY IF THE COMPANY HAS EVER DONE?

>> YES I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS THAT'S FOR SURE. [LAUGHTER] THERE IS VERY MUCH CONCERNED ABOUT IF THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING WE'VE EVER DONE. GOTTA DO IT AND DO IT RIGHT AND PAY FOR IT AND TRY NOT TO HAVE THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.

THAT'S A BIG CHALLENGE. I THINK SO FAR WE HAVE RISEN TO THE CHALLENGE AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD LAST NIGHT IS AS EACH YEAR IS ROLLING WE ARE TRYING TO GET MORE GRANTS AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE IS GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT PLUS THE GRANTS. BE SMART ABOUT IT AND SOMEDAY THAT PLANT WILL BE GONE AND SOMETHING WILL BE ON THE PROPERTY, THAT'S ANOTHER THING THE COMMISSION TALKED ABOUT LAST NIGHT WAS HOW TO PREPARE FOR WHEN THE PLANT IS GONE AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE FUTURE AND WE HAVEN'T DONE MUCH OF THAT BECAUSE THIS HAS NOT BEEN THIS CLOSE TO REALITY SO IT WAS KIND OF LIKE WHY DISCUSS IT SO NOW IT'S GETTING REAL AND PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO GET INTERESTED. GOOD JOB, I AM IMPRESSED WITH THE LEVEL OF DETAIL.

IT'S A SHAME YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH WITH US IN OUR INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS BECAUSE YOU POINTED OUT A LOT OF THINGS ON THE PAGE WHERE ALL THE NUMBERS ARE ABOUT WAYS THAT YOU FOUND TO SAVE MONEY AND MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T PAY ANY MORE THAN WE ABSOLUTELY

HAD TO. >> AND EVEN SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT MAYBE WE DON'T NEED RIGHT NOW BUT WE ARE PUTTING ON BECAUSE WE KNOW WE MAY NEED THEM IN THE FUTURE.

ALL THAT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY THOUGHT THROUGH AND I AGREE. >> AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS, ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING, WE DON'T SPEND 100 SOME ODD MILLION EVERY DAY. WE ARE NOT TAKING THIS LIGHTLY AND WE ARE NOT ASKING A TON OF QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE'VE ALL BEEN BRIEFED AND WE BEEN LIVING THIS AND WORKING RIGHT ALONG, YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ALONG WITH THIS. WE'VE BEEN KEPT INFORMED THE WHOLE TIME. THIS WAS ALWAYS PART OF THE PLAN AND WE KNEW IT WAS PART OF THE PLAN. WE ARE NOT TAKING THIS VOTE LATELY.

>> MADAM CHAIR, MAYOR, ALONG THE LINES OF BOARD MEMBER LAMMERS DISCUSSION ON THE PERMIT FEES, IF YOU ALLOW STAFFING APPROACH THE CITY AND GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF MAYBE THE STATE LAW THAT'S APPLICABLE. I KNOW THE BUILDING PERMITS ARE OFTEN CONSIDERED ENTERPRISE FUNDS ARE THE RESTRICTIONS THEY ARE REFERRING TO BUT HAVING HEARD THE COMMENT THAT STAFF CAN GO APPROACH THEM AND ASK THEM TO CLARIFY ON THAT.

>> IT IS AN ENTERPRISE FUND AND I DON'T KNOW I KNOW THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW STATE LAW.

>> THAT BEING SAID, THERE USUALLY IS FLEXIBILITY ON HOW YOU INTERPRET THE RULES.

AT THE VERY LEAST, IF WE GET A REPORT AND WE ARE VERY INFORMED ON WHAT THOSE PARAMETERS THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW AND ADHERE TO, THAT WOULD BE A BIG BENEFIT TO US AND OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH

THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE TALK TO. >> ON THE TIMING, I'M SURE THE

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COMMISSION IS GOING TO SAY TO THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU CAN DO THIS IN A TIMELY FASHION BUT I KNOW WHEN PEOPLE CALL ME AND SAY WHERE'S MY BUILDING PERMIT CAN I GET IT TOMORROW? I SAY WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT WHERE YOU ARE IN THE QUEUE I CAN FIND OUT THE STATUS AND FIND OUT IF THERE'S A WHOLE THAT.

I DON'T THINK THERE IS SUCH A THING AS FAST TRACK BECAUSE WE HOPE JUST FAST-TRACK EVERYBODY BUT KNOWING THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT OF THE COMMISSION AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT YOU NEED TO KEEP US INFORMED OF ANY TROUBLE THAT YOU HAVE AN

ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE. >> ONE THING AN IDEA I HAD TODAY AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A RIDICULOUS REQUEST OR NOT BUT IF THERE WAS A CITY STAFF LIAISON BACK FOR ALL THINGS RELATED W RF WE JUST GO TO THIS PERSON AND THEY ARE THE ONES WHO FOLLOW UP WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS GOING SMOOTHLY AND ACCORDING TO PLAN.

AND THAT NOTHING FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS. MY GUESS WOULD BE THAT THIS

GOES INTO THE SAME QUEUE OF THE CARPORT OR GARAGE CONVERSION. >> YOU ARE RIGHT, WE HAVE TO

MOVE QUICKLY BECAUSE TIME IS MONEY. >> IS THERE ALREADY A POINT PERSON FOR THE BILLING DEPARTMENT FROM OUR DESIGN BUILD TEAM OR?

>>. >> ARE CONTRACTOR AND WILLIAM PROFESSIONALS HAS MULTIPLE MEETINGS ALREADY TO GET THIS MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. THE PLAN IS TO MEET WITH THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT AGAIN WHEN IT'S ASSIGNED GET EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE TRY TO FIND ANY ROADBLOCKS, IF THERE'S ANY HOLDUPS I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE ON ICE.

WE WANT ALL OF OUR TEES CROSSED AND EYES DARTED AND MAKING SURE, THE BIGGEST THING WE CAN

ASK IS JUST FAST COMMUNICATION FAST COORDINATION. >> IF YOU LOOK AT WAWA FOR EXAMPLE SOMEHOW THEY HAVE THIS THING THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING DONE THEY LITERALLY WALK IN THE DOOR AND BUILD EVERYTHING WITHIN 3 TO 4 MONTHS. BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY PART OF THEIR BUILDING PLAN THEY WILL OWN THE PROPERTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THEY WILL HAVE EVERYTHING DOTTED AND MARKED AND THEY WALK IN THE DOOR AND GET GOING.

>> THEY'VE DONE A FEW, WE ARE ONLY GOING TO DO ONE. >> EXACTLY.

[LAUGHTER] >> THAT'S A VERY GOOD POINT. >> IF I CAN MAKE ONE QUICK COMMENT, THIS IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY THAT HAS NOT BEEN USED EXTENSIVELY IN THIS COUNTRY SO IT'S KIND OF A BIG ASK FOR THE BILLING DEPARTMENT TO JUST JUMP RIGHT IN ON THIS IT'S NOT A WAWA OR SOMETHING ÃÃIT'S SOMETHING THEY ARE USED TO SEEING SO THERE'S A LOT OF ASPECTS OF THIS THEY ARE JUST BEYOND WHAT THE CITY CAN INSPECT. THAT'S ALSO GOING TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION.

WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO TRY TO BRING THEM INTO THE PARTNERSHIP FOR SURE.

>>. >> THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION AS WELL.

WE COULD BE LEANING ON THEIR EXPERTISE FOR THAT.> IF THERE IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,

CAN I GET A MOTION?>> THANK YOU. YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> (ROLL CALL) >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE

BOARD FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. AND THE KIND WORDS TODAY. >> WAY TO GO GUYS.

[G.1. Power Cost Adjustment for May 2023]

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>> THE NEXT ITEM. [LAUGHTER] >> THE NEXT ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS AN UPDATE ON THE ELECTRIC POWER COST ADJUSTMENT STOPS RECOMMENDATION TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE THREE MONTH IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT THE BOARD HAS SEEN BEFORE THE BOARD IMPLEMENTED BACK IN LATE 2022. BARBARA MICAH DIRECTOR OF

FINANCIAL SERVICES WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM IN MORE DETAIL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, THANK YOU, I AM HERE TODAY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE MAY 2023 POWER COST ADJUSTMENT WITH UPDATED TABLES AND CHARTS CONTAINING THE LATEST 12 MONTHS PROJECTIONS WITH FMP A. THIS TABLE SHOWS THE QUARTERLY IMPACT OF POWER COST ADJUSTMENT AND THE CUMULATIVE BALANCE OF THE POWER COST RECOVERY. OUR GOAL IS TO MAINTAIN A RESERVE THAT WILL ALLOW FOR FLUCTUATIONS IN THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER. POSITION WE HAVE TAKEN HAS BEEN TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM OF THE RESERVE OF $1 MILLION. RECOVERY SINCE DECEMBER HAS ENABLED US TO RECOUP AND MAINTAIN THIS RESERVE. PROTECTING HELPS US PROTECT OUR DAYS OF OPERATING CASH. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT SET AT $34 PER MEGAWATT HOUR ÃÃTHIS IS THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH CONCLUDING APRIL WHERE WE HAD SUCH AN OVER RECOVERY. WHICH BRINGS CURRENT OVER CLUTCHING THE $4.6 MILLION AT THE END OF MAY. THE COST OF POWER THAT WE PURCHASED FROM FM PA FOR THE MONTH OF MAY WAS BILLED TO US AT A BLENDED RATE OF $75.32 FOR 1000 KILOWATT HOURS THIS IS JUST A SLIGHT INCREASE OVER THE LAST MONTH AND AS YOU RECALL, BEGINNING WITH THE APRIL BILL FROM FM PA OUR COST OF POWER HAS BEEN HEDGED BY 75% SO BOTH APRIL AND MAY WE WERE ON AVERAGE $23 PER THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER JANUARY THROUGH MARCH. THIS GRAPH TRACKS ARE CUMULATIVE BALANCE OF THE ACTUAL AND PROJECTED POWER COST RECOVERY IN RELATION TO THE APPROVED POWER COST ADJUSTMENT.

PROVIDES A TWO-YEAR LOOK BACK AND WONDER LOOK FORWARD. POWER COST ADJUSTMENT IS THE DARK BLUE LINE WHICH AS I MENTIONED WAS $34 FROM 1000 KILOWATT HOURS IT INCLUDES ALL APPROVED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE PCA FOR JUNE AND JULY. AND ALSO INCLUDES THE CURRENT RECOMMENDATION THAT I'M PRESENTING TODAY FOR AUGUST 1. THE BARS IN THE CHART INDICATE THE LEVEL OF THE OVER RECOVERY OR UNDER RECOVERY IN SOME CASES WITH THE POWER COST.

THE BLUE BARS OF THE ACTUAL STRONG MAY 21 THROUGH MAY 2023. THE ORANGE BAR SHOW THE PROJECTED LEVEL OF THE RECOVERY BUT THE CURRENT FORECASTED NUMBERS BECAUSE WE ENTERED INTO THE WINDOW 12 MONTH WINDOW OF THE HEDGE POWER COST FMP ESTIMATE FOR THE COST OF PURCHASE POWER FOR THE UPCOMING MONTHS IS INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM LAST MONTH WITH THE FISCAL YEAR TO DATE AVERAGE FOR THE THOUSAND KILOWATT HOURS THAT WE HAVE SOLD AS $98.35.

THE GRAPH SHOWS COMPARISON OF REVISED PROJECTIONS FOR MAY PROJECTIONS ALL THESE SCENARIOS REFLECT MAINTAINING THE 2024. THE REDLINE IS PRODUCING THE PCA BY $10 ON THIS FIRST WITH FURTHER REDUCTION OF THE PCA OF NINE DOLLARS FOR SEPTEMBER BRING THAT PCA TO ZERO IN

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SEPTEMBER. THE YELLOW LINE ALSO PROPOSES A $10 REDUCTION FOR AUGUST BUT SPLITS THE REMAINING NINE DOLLARS THROUGH SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER BRING THE PCA 20.

PROVIDES A SLIGHTLY GREATER RECOVERY THAN THE REDLINE. SO THE ZERO WOULD BE WITH US IN OCTOBER. THE GREENLINE OFFERS MUCH MORE DRASTIC CHANGE THAT'S A $19 REDUCTION AS OF AUGUST 1 WHICH WOULD BRING THE PCA TO ZERO IN AUGUST.

ALL THESE SCENARIOS FOLLOW VERY SIMILAR PATH TO MAINTAIN A ROBUST STABILIZATION FUND AVOIDING ANY UNPREDICTABLE AND SUDDEN CHANGES, THAT HEDGE PERCENTAGE FALLS OFF IN MAY OF NEXT YEAR AND THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT OUR COST AND PROJECTIONS BY 4% INCREASE WHICH IS WHY THE FALLOFF IS THERE BECAUSE THE HEDGING WILL GO DOWN FROM THE 75 IT IS NOW.

STAFF MONITORS THE COST OF THE POWER THE IMPACT ON THE POWER COST ADJUSTMENT WITH EACH MONTHLY FORECAST UPDATE WE CAN RECOMMEND REPORT TO THE BOARD WHERE WE STAND WITH THE POWER COST OF EVERYTHING. STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AT THIS TIME TO REDUCE THE PCA BY $10 LOWERING FROM $19 TO NINE DOLLARS FIRST. IS THE ONLY RECOMMENDATION WE ARE MAKING THE PCA ITEM IS BEING PRESENTED FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL AS YOU SEEFIT. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS THEM.

>> PART OF THE STRATEGY IS TO PREPARE FOR FUTURE VOLATILITY IS THAT RIGHT?

>> AS BARBARA MENTIONED, WE HAVE LOCKED IN GAS PRICES THROUGH MARCH OF NEXT YEAR AT 75% SO WE LEAVE 25% TO THE MARKET, AFTER THAT WE ONLY HAVE 50% LOCKED IN THE PERCENTAGE WE

STILL HAVE SUBJECT TO THE MARKET CAN BE VOLATILE. >> THE OVER RECOVERY WHILE IT LOOKS GOOD BUT TO PREPARE FOR THAT EVENTUALITY? THAT'S WHY YOU ARE RECOMMENDING

GRADUAL IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. >> THE SUMMER OF 2024 WE ARE

TRYING TO VERIFY THAT. >> WITH THAT IN MIND, WITH THE PROPOSAL THE THOUGHT BEHIND THE PROPOSAL OF REDUCING IT IN THE MANNER YOU ARE SETTING FORTH IS TO HELP BUILD UP THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND SO WE DON'T FIND OURSELVES IN THE SAME POSITION WE DID LAST YEAR HAVE WE GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO RAISING THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND CEILING SO THAT WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY SEE IT GO ABOVE $5 MILLION FOR THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND AND THINK WE HAVE TO REDUCE THE PCA DRASTICALLY BUT THEN THAT WE CAN HELP GIVE CUSTOMERS MORE STABLE BILLS BECAUSE WE KNOW GAS PRICES COULD BE VOLATILE COMING UP IN THE FUTURE.

>> THE ANSWER IS YES WE HAVE CONSIDERED RAISING THE UPPER LIMIT WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION IN AUGUST. THE ANSWER IS YES.

THE OTHER FACTOR IS IF WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE AS JOINT ACTION FM PA TO LOCK IN GAS PRICES THEN WE MAY NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO RAISE IT BUT IDEALLY WE WOULD LIKE TO PREPARE FOR NOT NECESSARILY THE WORST-CASE BUT POTENTIAL EVENT NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT WHEN WE BEEN THROUGH THIS ROLLER COASTER OF GAS PRICES IN THE PAST WE WANT TO BE CONSERVATIVE

BUT NOT IN A WAY THAT AFFECTS OUR CUSTOMERS SO. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL INFLATION GETS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE ECONOMY EQUALLY BUT MY SUSPICION IS WITH ALL THE INFLATION WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS THIS BAND WAS PAID A WHILE AGO.

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IT HAS NOT BEEN ADJUSTED ACCORDING TO INFLATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.Y SUSPICION IS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE THAT WHOLE AND UP BY SOME SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT.> ORIGINAL NUMBERS WERE ON THE $8 MILLION-$10 MILLION RANGE WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AT THE STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A STRATEGY BY THE BOARD FOR STAFF TO IMPLEMENT AT YOUR DIRECTION I THINK YOU MAKE A VERY GOOD POINT AT SOMETHING WE HAVE TO EVALUATE CAREFULLY. STAFF HAS TO MANAGE OPERATIONS AROUND THOSE PARAMETERS.

>> I REMEMBER LAST YEAR WHEN PEOPLE WERE IN THIS CHAMBER AND SAYING, WHY DID YOU NOT PLAN FOR THIS? NOBODY PLANNED FOR WHAT WAS HAPPENING LAST SUMMER.

NOW WE NEED TO PLAN. >> WE LEARNED A LOT LAST SUMMER FOR SURE.

>> SIX MONTHS BEFORE. >> WE GOT COMFORTABLE WITH IT. >> WAS THE PROJECTION FOR THE RATE STABILIZATION WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL BE NUMBER WISE WOMAN COME TO MAY 2024 WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN? AROUND 8 MILLION SITTING IN THERE?

>> MAY 2024 SHOULD BE AROUND 6 MILLION. >> SO SEPTEMBER 2023 THEN EVERYDAY EVERY MONTH SEPTEMBER 2023 WE START LOSING MONEY OUT OF THE STABILIZATION FUND.

>> WE ARE GOING TO RECOVER SLOWLY THROUGH THE RATE STABILIZATION FUND SLOWER YES.

>> WE WILL RECOVER SLOWLY WHEN WE GET TO MAY YOU THINK WE NO LONGER HAVE EDGE, WHAT AMOUNT OF MONEY DOES THE STAFF BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE FUND TO GO FORWARD IN 2023 MARKET.

>> GREAT QUESTION. BECAUSE WE HAVE LOCKED IN GAS THROUGH MARCH 2025 $6 MILLION NUMBER IS PRETTY COMFORTABLE IF THE NUMBER WE CAN WORK WITH IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO LOCK IN

GAS PRICES WE SHOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER A MUCH HIGHER NUMBER. >> WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF MONEY VERY QUICKLY LAST YEAR AND 6 MILLION WILL DO IT, IT'S HELPFUL BUT YOU ALMOST NEED TO

BE AROUND A MILLION MARK. >> RIGHT WE WILL TALK ABOUT THAT NEXT WEEK AT THE FM PA

BOARD MEETING. >> WITH THE BOARD'S THOUGHTS CONSIDERING WE GOT.

>> STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THE ORANGE YELLOW LINE. >> THE RED ONE.

>> THIS IS JUST FOR AUGUST SO WE WILL BE BACK NEXT MONTH WITH SEPARATE ADDITIONAL EVALUATION.

THIS ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE FOR AUGUST ONLY. >> I'M GOOD WITH THIS STAFF

RECOMMENDATION. >> I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION

TO REDUCE THE PCA BY $10 FOR AUGUST. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE POLL. >> NEXT NICE TO SEE THAT. >> WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT THEY WILL BE IN FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. WE RAISED QUICKLY AND NOW WE

ARE GETTING OUT. >> IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. >> ONE YEAR THAT'S RIGHT.

[G.2. May 2023 Financial Operating Results ]

>> THE NEXT ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON THE FINANCIAL OPERATING RESULTS.

MICHELLE HARRIS FINANCIAL MANAGER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM MONTHS FOR MAY 2023

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YEAR-TO-DATE OPERATING REVENUES THROUGH MAY ARE $86 MILLION, REVENUES FROM THE PCA AND PGA ACCOUNTED FOR 10% OF THE OPERATING REVENUES ABOUT 7.5 MILLION.

55% OF THE OPERATING REVENUES ARE GENERATED FROM THE GENERAL SERVICE SALES AND 41% ARE GENERATED FROM RESIDENTIAL SALES. CONSUMPTION IS UP BY 3% FROM THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR AND THE NUMBER OF ELECTRIC SERVICES BILLED FOR MAY OF THIS YEAR COMPARED TO MAY OF LAST YEAR INCREASED ABOUT 1%. YEAR-TO-DATE WATER OPERATING REVENUES THE NUMBER OF WASTEWATER SERVICES BOTH WATER AND WASTEWATER SERVICES BILLED ARE EXCEEDING THE PROJECTIONS THAT WE DID AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

NATURAL GAS OPERATING REVENUES LESS THE GAS COST OF $2.4 MILLION HAS INCREASED 10%, WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR. YEAR-TO-DATE CONSUMPTION OVER LAST YEAR HAS HAD 7% DECREASE AND AS A RESULT OF THE LOSS OF THE CONTRACT SALES F PLA HAS INCURRED OPERATING $74 MILLION THROUGH MAY 50% ABOUT 37 MILLION IS FROM PURCHASES FOR RESALE BY 20% OF THE OPERATING EXPENSES COMING FROM GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

OPERATING EXPENSES HAVE INCREASED THIS YEAR THREE $0.1 MILLION WHEN COMPARED TO THE SAME EIGHT MONTHS LAST YEAR AND 1.5 OF THE 3.1 PURCHASES FOR RESALE.

THIS FINANCIAL SUMMARY BY SYSTEM WILL SHOW HOW EACH UTILITY IS OPERATING INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER OPERATING INCOME COMBINING ALL THE SYSTEMS FOR THE YEAR IS ABOUT $12 MILLION. YOU SYSTEMS CHANGE IN THAT POSITION IS POSITIVE AND COLLECTIVELY AMOUNTS TO ABOUT $11.5 MILLION AND INCREASE IN THAT POSITION.

VIEW HIGHLIGHTS THE CITY DISTRIBUTION WAS PAID IN THE AMOUNT OF APRIL AMOUNT OF $6.7 MILLION AND OUR OTHER NONOPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES WE MET TOGETHER FOR PRESENTATION SO YOU KNOW WE CONSTITUTE AS NONOPERATING EXPENSES ARE INTEREST EXPENSE, EXPENSES FROM OPERATING THE TCC AND WE WON'T TALK ABOUT STORM EXPENSES.

BUT REVENUES THAT ROLLUP ON THIS LINE OF INVESTMENT FROM INTEREST INCOME AND ANY KIND OF GRANT REVENUE. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF OVER $5 MILLION THIS YEAR. ARE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE IS THE RATIO OF THE 12 MONTH AVERAGE OF AVAILABLE INCOME TO THE CURRENT DEATH SERVICE AND CURRENT DEBT SERVICES THE NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL PRINCIPAL INTEREST TOGETHER. FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING MAY 2023 THE DEBT SERVICE WAS AT A RATIO OF 2.56 TIMES AT THE END OF THE FY2021 TO THE RATIO WAS 2.47 I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT THINGS ARE YOU CAN SEE THEY BEEN LEVELED OUT.

I LIKE THE CONSISTENCY. AS A REMINDER, PER THE BOND COVENANTS REQUIRED IS ÃÃ THAT'S IT BUT I WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ABOUT ANYTHING IN THE

PACKET OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. >> THANK YOU MICHELLE.> THANK YOU.

[G.3. POA 23-24: Approve the Purchase for a Vac-Con Sewer Combo Cleaner with Southern Sewer Equipment Sales and Service, Inc., of Fort Pierce, Florida, in an amount not to exceed $589,030.00, through participation in the Sourcewell cooperative RFP No. 101221.]

>> THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR, THE NEXT ITEM IS A REQUEST TO PURCHASE A VAC-CON CLEANER TRUCK THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A BIG PTANKER TRUCK WITH VERY LARGE VACUUM.

MR. MIKE MARTIN OPERATION SUPERVISOR WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> THANK YOU, GOOD AFTERNOON MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL OF POA 23Ö4 WHICH IS FOR THE CLEANER TRUCK FOR THE WASTEWATER COLLECTIONS

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DEPARTMENT FROM SOUTHERN SEWER EQUIPMENT SALES AND SERVICES OF FORT PIERCE FLORIDA IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $589,030 PRICING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE SOURCEWELL BID CONTRACT.

THIS PROPOSED VEHICLE WILL BE REPLACING THE 2009 VAC-CON MODEL WHICH IS SHOWINGS HEAVY SIGNS OF MECHANICAL WEAR AND BODY CORROSION FROM 15 YEARS OF SERVICE.

IS NO LONGER ECONOMICAL OR COST-EFFECTIVE TO MAINTAIN AND REPAIR.

WE HAVE THIS TRUCK ON THE CAPITAL BUDGET FOR 2024 FOR COLLECTIONS BUT THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS TO GET IN THE QUEUE. WE WERE QUOTED 7 TO 8 MONTH LEAD TIME. FOR ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T KNOW THESE TRUCKS ARE VITAL FOR THE COLLECTION STAFF TO PERFORM PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE CLEAN THE GRAVITY NAMES OUT AND CLEAN LIFT STATIONS. THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT TIMES OF CRISIS.

>> WHAT YOU DO WITH THE CURRENT ONE? >> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ACTUALLY THREE UNITS ONLY ONE IS REALLY WORKING. AND SAFE ENOUGH TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD THIS WILL SUPPLEMENT THE ONE THAT IS CURRENTLY WORKING FINE IN THIS THIRD ONE NEEDS TO

BE BUDGETED FOR REPLACEMENT. >> WHERE YOU TAKE THEM TO THE GRAVEYARD.

>> WE HAVE AN IN-HOUSE AUCTIONING DISPOSITION PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH.> OKAY.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> MADAM CHAIR, WHAT SITUATIONS DO YOU USE THESE TYPES OF TRUCKS FOR? I KNOW YOU SAID FOR MAINTENANCE.

>> FOR THE MOST PART WHENEVER WE NEED FOR EXAMPLE ALL THE SLICK LINE WHAT WE BEEN DOING FOR STAFF TO GO OUT AND IDENTIFY THE GRAVITY NAMES THAT NEED TO BE WORKED ON A TV INSPECTION CAN BE DONE INSIDE THE LINE AND ALONG WITH THE RESULTS AND MAKE THE PLAN FOR THAT FOR THE MOST PART THEY ARE USUALLY USED OUR PERIODICAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE GREECE COLLECTS IN THE SYSTEM INSIDE THE MANHOLES AND STATION SO THE VAC CONS ARE VITAL TO CLEAN THEM OUT AND KEEP THE PUMPS IN THE FLOATS WORKING CORRECTLY. COURSE RESOURCE BILLS ANYTIME

YOU HAVE AN ISSUE. >> BASICALLY A BIG VACUUM CLEANER THAT SUCKS UP SEWER.

>> AND HAS A VERY POWERFUL VACUUM SYSTEM AND POWERFUL WATER JETTING SYSTEM.

IS AN ALL-IN-ONE CLEANER. >> IT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME LIKE OTHER SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES.

>> 7 TO 8 MONTHS IS WHAT SOUTHERN SEWER COORDINTES WHERE TRYING TO GET THIS INSIDE

TO MAKE FINANCE HAPPY. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONS YOU HAVE TO DO TO IT

OR IS THIS PRICE INCLUDING EVERYTHING ALREADY ADDED ON. >> FULLY OUTFITTED WITH

EVERYTHING WE NEED. >> (ROLL CALL). >>.

[G.4. RFP No. 22-44A: Accept the proposal and award the contract for FPUA Indrio Road Gas Main Expansion Construction in the amount of $2,492,990.75 to Primoris Distribution Services, Inc., of Dallas, Texas, and authorize the Chair to sign the contract documents as approved by the General Counsel. The initial term of this Contract will start upon execution and end upon final completion and acceptance by FPUA, contingent on receiving the required Certificate(s) of Insurance. ]

>> THE LAST ITEM THIS AFTERNOON IS A REQUEST TO AWARD A CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH PRIDEMORE'S DESCRIPTION SERVICES THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE 2022 SERIES BOND WHICH INCLUDES INCLUDED THE EXPANSION OF THE GAS SYSTEM IN THE WATERWAYS TO SYSTEM THE SPECIFICALLY IS FOR THE GAS FRED GADDIS STAR WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

>> I BRING BEFORE YOU TODAY POA 22SS4 A CONTRACT FOR EXTENDING THE GAS NAME UP TO THE NORTH LAKEWOOD PARK AREA. WE PUT IT OUT FOR OPENING BID WE HAD FIVE INTERESTED CONTRACTORS 30 THAT CAME DOWN WE HAD THREE BEDS WE HAD ONE BID FOR $5.1 MILLION ONE FOR $2.8 MILLION AND ANOTHER FOR $2.5 MILLION, THAT WAS PRIME MORRIS WE ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH PRIDEMORE'S BECAUSE THEY BEEN OUT CONTRACTOR FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS YOU KNOW IF THEY DO WE KNOW WHO TO TALK TO. I LIKE TO THINK CAROLINE SHE WORKED VERY HARD AT GETTING

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THIS THROUGH FOR US TO BE ON THE BOARD. THE ONLY THING WE ARE WAITING FOR NOW IS APPROVAL FOR THIS AND ALSO THE PERMITS TO COME IN THEY BEEN IN FOR ABOUT A MONTH

NOW WITH THE COUNTY. >> ONCE YOU HAVE THIS AND HAVE THE PERMITS THEN YOU ARE READY

TO GO. >> WE HAVE ALL THE PLASTIC WE HAVE ALL THE FITTINGS WE HAVE EVERYTHING. WE PROMISE COPPER RADIO WE WOULD HAVE GAS BY DECEMBER AND

PRIME WORKS KNOWS THAT. >> SO YOU HAVE A TIMETABLE OF OFFERING TO CUSTOMERS BY

DECEMBER? >> YES MA'AM. >> WONDERFUL.

>> THE PIPELINE GOES OUT TO WEST OF 95 AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF PLANT GROWTH.

>> THE NICE THING WITH THE LOW COST OF INSTALLATION GIVES US ENOUGH MONEY TO INSTALL THE

OTHER GATE STATIONS TO PUMPING GAS INTO THE DIFFERENT AREAS. >> I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE THE PIPE AND EVERYTHING PRE-ORDERED AND READY TO ROLL.

>> MR. GADDIS, THIS REQUEST IS ALREADY BUDGETED AS PART OF OUR GAS EXPANSION PROGRAM.