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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with T. Mitchell Engineers, Inc., of San Leandro, for Engineering Design and Construction Administration Services for the City of Lodi Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling System Upgrade, and Appropriate Funds ($86,600) (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
March 19, 2025
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with T. Mitchell Engineers, Inc., of San Leandro, for Engineering Design and Construction Administration Services for the City of Lodi Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueling System Upgrade, and Appropriate Funds in the amount of $86,600.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of Lodi operates a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueling station at the Municipal Services Center that serves the City's fleet of 25 transit buses. The system, critical to the operation of transit service in Lodi, undergoes heavy use daily. Initially built in 2002, the existing infrastructure is aging and accumulated a significant number of run hours. Spare parts are increasingly difficult to procure, and frequent breakdowns result in high maintenance costs.
The scope of work for the engineering design and construction administration services consists of developing and preparing construction documents, specifications, instructions to bidders, and construction support for a comprehensive CNG system upgrade. The overall upgrade will include replacement of a compressor, fast fill dispenser, associated valve and communication panels, and all auxiliary equipment. The upgraded infrastructure will increase reliability and safety of the fueling station, which dispenses approximately 91,400 gasoline gallon equivalents of CNG annually.
In December 2024, City staff solicited a request for proposals for engineering design and administration services for this p...
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