ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

 

3.

CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH MARTIN FEENEY TO PERFORM PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE FINAL CONDITION OF THE PURE WATER MONTEREY INJECTION WELL FIELD

 

Meeting Date:

August 11, 2020

Budgeted: 

No

 

From:

David J. Stoldt

Program/

Water Supply Projects

 

General Manager

Line Item No.:

1-2-1

 

Prepared By:

Jonathan Lear

Cost Estimate:

$53,820

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on August 11, 2020 and recommended __________________.

CEQA Compliance:   This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:  Pure Water Monterey (PWM) began injecting water in March 2020 and will reach the operation reserve of 1,000 AF injected in August.  After the Operational yield in obtained, the wells will move into the final commissioning stage.  This stage will involve chemical treatment, brushing and swabbing of the well screens.  The final commissioning is a step that has been performed on all injection wells in the Santa Margarita Sandstone to restore the injection well capacity after a preliminary decline following initial injection.  It is the Districts experience that all injection wells in the geologic formation experience an initial decline of injection capacity and the final commissioning step returns the wells to their initial performance. Final commissioning is currently scheduled to begin in mid-August.

 

DISCUSSION:  The District and Monterey 1 Water (M1W) have partnered to construct and commission the PWM project.  MPWMD has provided project management for the installation of the injection well field and the associated facilities.  It has been determined that an additional 3rd injection well will be added to the well fi to add firm injection capacity.  M1W has decided to move forward with the final well commissioning and bidding and contracting for the 3rd injection well during the month of August.  Currently MPWMD has 1 dedicated position supporting the role of project management for the PWM project.  Because both the bidding and commissioning processes are moving forward simultaneously, the District needs to contract with an experienced hydrogeologist to manage the commissioning process.  District staff reached out to three geologic firms with the experience to project manage the well commissioning.  Both Pueblo Water Resources and Bierman Hydrologic indicated there were interested but they did not have time in August to complete the work.  Martin Feeney was able to accommodate the schedule and has over 30 years of experience working on wells in the Seaside Basin.  The proposal and cost breakdown of Martin’s services is included as Exhibit 3-A.

 

RECOMMENDATION:  The Committee should recommend that the Board authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with Martin Feeney, not to exceed $53,820 to project manage the final commissioning of the Pure Water Monterey Well Field. 

 

BACKGROUND:  The District has been investigating and operating ASR wells in the Santa Margarita Sandstone since 2001.  There are now 6 wells including the Carmel River ASR and PWM projects.  All 6 wells have experienced an initial drop off in performance following startup.  In the Carmel River ASR wells, the commissioning step has proved to restore the wells to near their post development performance.

 

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES:  Funds for this project were not included in the FY 2020-21, which was adopted on June 15, 2020.  This expenditure will come from the District’s general reserve and will be included in the District’s mid-year budget.

 

EXHIBIT

3-A      Proposal and estimated budget submitted by Martin Feeney

 

 

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