Committee of the Whole August 19, 2020
Legislative Update
Monthly Financials
Flow
BOD
TSS
Wastewater Summary
Solid Waste Summary
Review of Draft 2021 Budget
2021 Budgeted Loadings 2020 Budget 2020 2021 Projected Budget Flow 36.233 32.896 32.533 BOD 77,799 66,342 61,299 TSS 38,201 40,997 36,951
General Assumptions Staffing Costs Salary & Hourly Wage Increase- 0% Staffing Levels – Other than a few exceptions, open positions will remain unfilled 3% Medical Increase Energy Costs 0% Electrical Increase (based on average May/June 2020 rates) Gasoline $2.25/Gallon Diesel $2.50/Gallon Diesel Generators $2.20/gallon 4.7% Water Increase 11.25% Storm Water Increase 0% Natural Gas Increase Chemical costs Polymers – 7.5% increase (EPAM) and 5% increase (DPAM) Bleach – 2.5% increase Bi-sulfite – 0% increase Ferric – 10% increase Defoamant – 2% increase Liquid Oxygen – 0% increase
Wastewater Summary
2021 Capital Budget - Wastewater 2021 Original Projects Actual 2021 Actual Project Category Safety Essential $0 $0 Mercury Reduction; Lab General Replacement $504,000 $500,000 MIS;Comp Plan Cloquet Inter; Manhole Interceptor $3,540,000 $600,000 Impr Replacement/Rehabilitation Pump Station $0 $0 Replacement/Rehabilitation General Wastewater Treatment $8,405,000 Pre-CHP (Biogas); Plant $2,900,000 Air; Digester Rehab; Facility Centrifuge Control; Replacement/Rehabilitation Facility Impr Process/Energy Improvements $1,100,000 Bldg 9 Air Cond $100,000 Discretionary $750,000 $750,000 Total $14,299,000 $4,850,000
Wastewater Rate Comparison
Wastewater Unit Costs
Wastewater Debt Service Comparison
Wastewater O&M Cost Comparison
Wastewater Budget to Budget Comparison
• Questions on Wastewater Budget
General Assumptions Staffing Costs Salary & Hourly Wage Increase - 0% Staffing Levels – . 3% Medical Increase Energy Costs 0% Electrical Increase (based on average May/June 2020 rates) Gasoline $2.25/Gallon Diesel $2.50/Gallon
Solid Waste Summary
2021 Capital Needs Summary MATERIALS RECOVERY CENTER (MRC) 2021 $0 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE 2021 Loading Dock $250,000 YARD WASTE/ORGANICS 2021 Site Surface Improvements $20,000 DISCRETIONARY $15,000 TOTAL $285,000
2021 Transfer Station Capital Needs Summary TRANSFER STATION 2021 Operations Equipment $100,000 Steel Deflector Plates $75,000 TOTAL $175,000
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2020 Solid Waste Capital Projects Update
MRC Entrance Reconfiguration Traffic Bottle Neck Existing Gate House – Poor Condition Obsolete Pit Scale Traffic Bottle Neck Drainage Issues
MRC Entrance Reconfiguration • Project began on 4/14/20 and completed on 6/15/20. All excavation, grading and paving work was completed when facility was closed to public due to COVID-19 • Budget - $325,000 between 2019 and 2020 SW Capital Budgets Item Actual Professional Services – Design & Administration (Northland Consulting Eng.) $16,685.00 Professional Services – Materials Testing $2,295.00 Prefabricated Gatehouse Purchase $24,057.86 Construction – Northland Constructors $201,229.50 Total Costs $244,157.36
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During…
After…
MRC Shop Building Painting/Roof Sealing Project Scope • Power wash and paint building walls. Inspect and seal roof with elastomeric acrylic coating Finances • $65,000 budgeted funds from 2020 SW Capital Budget • Project was completed in July by Northland Painting Contractors for $32,954.00
After… Before…
MRC E-Waste Building Expansion Project Scope • Expand existing e-waste building over existing concrete slab Finance • $60,000 budgeted funds from 2020 SW Capital Budget Status • Robert Fern Architects, Inc. currently doing code review and design work to develop RFQ. Target is for construction to be completed by end of 2020.
Yard Waste Site Surface Improvements Project Scope • Repair soft and uneven areas at yard waste site driving surface Finance • $20,000 budgeted funds from 2020 SW Capital Budget Status • Project awarded to Kemble, Inc. for $9,645.50 and will be completed by September 30th
HHW Yard Improvements Project Scope • Asphalt removal, grading and repaving HHW facility yard Finance • $100,000 budgeted funds from 2020 SW Capital Budget Status • Preliminary design work complete – project on hold as work will be done in conjunction with a proposed 2021 SW Capital Project for construction of a loading dock
HHW Building HVAC Control Upgrades Project Scope • Upgrade HVAC controls to Johnson Controls Niagara Platform which is being implemented throughout WLSSD buildings • Assess opportunity to reduce unoccupied ventilation if there was an area monitor measuring LEL Finance • $20,000 budgeted funds from 2020 SW Capital Budget Status • RFP in development
Questions?
Approval of Bid #1419 Interceptor Cleaning Project
Brief Summary of CCTV in 2020 • CCTV Schedule • Planned start date of May 4 th (Actual June 8 th ) • Inspections are being performed 3 days a week • Scope of work • Interceptor Asset Management tools and WLSSD staff determined the pipe segments to be inspected • Routine inspection schedules • Upcoming projects • Historical data (roots or settled debris) • 28,000 feet of pipe segments identified have been inspected • Completed by WLSSD staff • Camera van and equipment purchased last year
2020 Interceptor Cleaning Project Interceptor Asset Management tools were used to prioritize pipe segments that require inspections for all of the 2020 season WLSSD staff used this list of pipe segments, historical data, and field observations to create the scope of work for the cleaning project Suspected pipe segments that were going to require debris removal or root cutting were considered a priority and inspected to verify a cleaning project was necessary
Scope of work • Clean approximately 28,500 feet of 15” to 42” diameter pipe segments • Root cutting • Debris removal • Interceptors • Cloquet • East • Hermantown • Lakeside • West • Woodland
Bid Summary opened August 17th Bidder Amount American $742,600 Environmental National Power Rodding $459,000 Stack Bros $299,300 Hydro-Klean $182,563 Equix Integrity $116,081.70 ITEM EST. ITEM UNITS UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE NO. QTY. Mobilization / Demobilization $ 3,500.00 1 1 LS $ 3,500.00 Hydraulic Sewer Cleaning (15 – 42 in Pipe) $ 112,575.00 2 28,500 LF $ 3.95 Hydraulic Sewer Cleaning Requiring Heavy $ 6.70 3 1 LF $ 6.70 Cleaning (15 – 42 in Pipe) $ 116,081.70 WORK TOTAL (SUM OF ITEMS 1 - 3)
Schedule and Recommendation • Schedule • The scope of this work is scheduled to take place between September 15, 2020 with substantial completion by October 15, 2020 • Recommendation • Staff recommends that the committee recommend award og Bid #1419 – 2020 Interceptor Cleaning Project to Equix Integrity in the amount of $116,081.70 to be funded from GL 4200-5580.
Approval of Sanitary Sewer Extension - Tagwii Building and Utility Improvements (Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa)
Approval of Materials Recovery Center Mattress Fee Increase
Thomson Forcemain Break August 3, 2020
Details • Conveyance notified of potential issue by City of Carlton in morning on August 3, 2020 • Confirmed area of wet fine sand located above 6” DIP Thomson forcemain • Sewage smell present • 1,000 feet E of 6 th ST N on HWY 210
Location of break
Emergency Repair Details • Ulland was hired to do repair and was onsite at 1330 • Two flaggers and additional equipment required due to proximity to highway • MNDOT and Carlton County Transportation notified • A small hole in the invert of the pipe at a joint was located
Failure location
Pipe Condition • After cleaning pipe, additional areas concern were noted adjacent to the break at the crown and invert • 1976 pipe was bedded in sand, but large rocks were observed in the excavation • A large rock was noted in the area of the joint and failure points
Pipe Invert
Pipe Repair • Joint was cut out and a new piece of 6” DIP installed with two Alpha Romac couplings • Main repair completed by 1730 • 8 hours from notification • 4 hours from start of dig
MNDOT Highway Repair • Approx. 12’ x 40’ patch in Highway 210 • MNDOT Permit filed • KTM completed paving on 8/5/20 • 6+ inches of asphalt in two lifts • MNDOT approved road repair 8/11/20
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