The request from staff for City Council is to review and consider for approval the attached low bid in the amount not to exceed $333,200.00 from Energy Resources, Inc for the dredging of Orange Lake.

As City Council is aware, the proposed Orange Lake Restoration Project design includes three (3) elements mandated by the City's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.  These elements are Water Quality, Flood Control, and Public Outreach.  Historically, Orange Lake has discharged stormwater into the river with minimal treatment.  In an effort to satisfy the water quality element of the City's permit and grant agreements, the dredging of the lake to remove sediments was proposed by the City and approved by the appropriate environmental agencies.  Several other water quality elements were included in the Orange Lake Restoration Project such as the installation of  several pollution control boxes, the installation of a diffusion system, littoral zone creations, slide gates for flood control, and installation of boardwalks on the west and east sides of the lake as part of the outreach portion overlooking the littoral zone creations.  Due to the special nature of dredging, it was the recommendation of the design engineer to City staff that the dredging of the lake be performed as a stand-alone project or phase 1 of the improvements to the lake.

On Thursday, July 13, 2017 four sealed competitive bids were opened by the City.  Bids ranged from the apparent low bid of $333,200.00 to a high bid of $768,173.00.  Subsequent to the bid opening, the design engineer verified documents submitted by the apparent low bidder Energy Resources, Inc. for errors and submissions.  References were contacted and verified and discussions were held with the contractor verifying the scope of work expected by the City.  The design engineer has attached the engineering recommendation for City Council’s review and consideration for approval to award the bid and enter into a contract for the dredging of the lake with Energy Resources Inc.