Site work for a water / sewer project in Avon Park, Florida. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The objective of the project is to use an innovative treatment technology that is suitable, reliable and cost-effective and will remove Phosphorus (TP) from the C-59 Canals water column, with target operation period of three years The Service Provider will be responsible for ensuring that the funded project i implemented as proposed and on time. The Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of the project implementation including, but not limited to, design, permitting, construction, operation and maintenance. Phosphorus Free Water Solutions, LLC - $119.75/lb.; Ferrate Solutions Corp - $197.00/lb.; Gator Aquatic Technologies - $218.51/lb. and Sustainable Water Investment Group LLC - $717.82/lb. Lake Okeechobee, hereafter called the Lake, is a central part of the interconnected south Florida aquatic ecosystem and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) regional flood control project. The majority of flow to the Lake comes from the Kissimmee (Upper and Lower), Lake Istokpoga, Indian Prairie, Fisheating Creek and Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough sub-watersheds (SFER, 2020). Additional inflows are contributed from the western, eastern, and southern portions of the Lake. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or the District) in collaboration with Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Department), and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) under the umbrella of the Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Program (NEEPP; Section 373.4595, Florida Statutes [F.S.]) developed the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Protection Plan (LOWPP) to improve the quality, quantity, timing, and distribution of water in the Northern Everglades ecosystem in 2004, with the most recent update completed in 2020. Although implementation of several programs and projects included in the LOWPP has been completed and/or is currently ongoing, compliance with applicable state water quality standards has not resulted in measurable improvements of water quality conditions in Lake Okeechobee (SFWMD, 2020). To achieve additional water quality benefits, in conjunction with Governor DeSantis' Executive Order Number 19-12: "Achieving More Now for Florida's Environment," and the Blue-Green Algae (BGA) Task Force, the District intends to use an innovative technology that can supplement current restoration efforts north of the Lake by removing TP (and other nutrients) from watershed runoff before it enters the Lake in a cost-effective manner. Based on the historical water quality trends and ownership status for the project location, the District selected the S-191 Basin (Figure 1) for implementation of a pay-for-performance TP removal from the basin runoff. The S191 Basin is within the Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough sub-watershed, one of the priority sub-watersheds with high TP loadings identified in NEEPP. Excessive nutrient loads are a primary driver of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Lake. Therefore, identification and implementation of cost-effective, long-term solutions to reduce nutrient loadings from "hot spots" (e.g., S-191 Basin; SFWMD, 2020) is the priority for the District and the State, and has been recommended by the Blue Green Algae Task Force (BGA Task Force). This project will help to reduce TP loads from the Lake's watershed and will help to achieve the TMDL of 105 metric tons per year (mt/y) load and associated inLake TP target concentration of 40 micrograms per liter (ug/L) (current concentrations are several times higher than the target; DEPARTMENT 2001). II. PROJECT OBJECTIVES The objective of the project is to use an innovative treatment technology that is suitable, reliable and costeffective and will remove Total Phosphorus (TP) from the C-59 Canal's water column, with a project duration target of four years and total budget of $6,000,000. III. SCOPE OF WORK a) The Service Provider will be responsible for ensuring that the funded project is implemented as proposed and on time. The Service Provider will be responsible for all aspects of the project implementation including, but not limited to, quality assurance project plan (QAPP), design, permitting, construction, operations, maintenance, monitoring, demobilization and reporting. The project operations (TP removal from water column) should be initiated within 18 months from the signing of the Contract. b) Within 60 days from the signing of the Contract, the Service Provider will submit detailed project schedule including milestones and contact information, copy of the current Service Provider professional certification for the firm in charge of the project, and executed contracts for services to be performed by sub-Service Providers and list of tasks that each sub-Service Provider will be performing. c) The project shall remove TP from surface water just upstream of the S-191 water control structure using an innovative technology described in the project proposal. The Service Provider shall submit quarterly progress reports and a final report describing results including all laboratory data and related documentation (e.g., laboratory reports, data validation, chain of custody forms) in an electronic format approved by the District to the District Project Manager. IV. PROJECT SITE LOCATION The S-191 project site (27.19464 N; -80.759679 W) is located on the District-owned property (Figure 2). The site islocated immediately downstream of the S-191 Basin, just upstream of the S-191 structure. The approximate area available to build a treatment facility is approximately 25 acres. Access to the site location is via US Highway 441 in Okeechobee County. Geotechnical and Hydrologic Data Report for the S-191A area, downstream of the project location, is provided as a reference document (see attachment 6). This reference material is for reference only, is provided as-is, is not contractual document and does not replace the Contractor's s due diligence. Apparent low bidder - FERRATE SOLUTIONS, CORP. - $154.00