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' City Council Memorandum TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: October 4, 2011 FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ITEM NO: 19 WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: RIVERSIDE REGIONAL WATER QUALITY CONTROL PLANT PHASE 1 EXPANSION — FIRSTAMENDMENTTO THE AGREEMENT FOR THE MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR SYSTEM ISSUE The issue for City Council consideration is approval of a First Amendment to the Agreement with Zenon Environmental Corporation, doing business as GE Water & Process Technologies (GE) for the membrane bioreactor (MBR) system to be supplied for the Riverside Regional Water Quality Control Plant (WQCP) Phase 1 Expansion. Under the proposed First Amendment, GE would supply a new generation of an MBR system which would reduce construction costs and provide a guaranteed reduction in energy usage. RECOMMENDATION That the City Council approve a First Amendment to the Agreement with GE to supply an MBR system and related services for the WQCP Phase 1 Expansion at a cost not -to- exceed $330,416. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION On August 31, 2011, the Utility Services /Land Use /Energy Committee, with Chair Bailey, Vice Chair Gardner and Member Davis present, unanimously recommended that the City Council approve a First Amendment to the Agreement with GE. BACKGROUND On October 26, 2010, the City Council approved an Agreement with GE to supply an MBR system and related services for the WQCP Phase 1 Expansion at a cost not -to- exceed $17.6 million. This not -to- exceed cost includes $15,954,801 for the cost for the MBR system, plus a 10% change order allowance for deviations from the scope of work as the design progresses from 30% to 100% completion. Only one (1) design change has occurred to date resulting in a cost increase of approximately $60,000. In July 2011, after 18 months of real world testing, GE introduced a new generation of MBR systems (LEAPmbr) and proposes to incorporate the new system into the WQCP Phase 1 Expansion. 19 -1