Subject:
Title
Approval for Payment of Emergency Invoices to Meeks Plumbing, Inc. for assistance with the pumping of multiple lift stations in the Mims, Port St. John, and Sykes Creek Service Areas. (Districts 1 & 2).
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Fiscal Impact:
The total cost of pumping and hauling for the lift station basins in Mims is $82,600; Port St. John is $103,102.50, and Sykes Creek is $74,340; for a grand total of $260,042.50. Funding for the entire amount will come from the Utility Services operations fund.
Dept/Office:
Utility Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board approve payment to Meeks Plumbing, Inc. for their efforts in the amount of $260,042.50 for high water flows due to recent high rain events on Mims, Port St. John, and Sykes Creek; and authorize the County Manager to execute all necessary budget amendments (BCRs).
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Mims, Port St. John, and Sykes Creek Service Areas experienced a severe weather event where approximately these three (3) service areas received over 16 inches of rain in a short period of time. This rain event overloaded the sanitary sewer collection system, and to prevent major spills, we requested assistance from Meeks Plumbing, Inc.
We were assisted with tanker trucks from the evening of October 26, 2026, until October 30, 2025. These tanker trucks helped us manage and move liquid through the three (3) collection systems during and after the rain event.
We requested an Emergency Purchase Order (EPO) in the amount of $50,000, spread between the three (3) areas, to initiate the start of the emergency operation. Total cost of this emergency operation is $260,042.50; therefore, a change order in the amount of $260,042.50 is requested so that invoices # 0233437-IN, 0233651-IN, and 0233491-IN can be paid to Meeks Plumbing, Inc.
This Department is submitting this agenda report approximately one month after the event due to waiting for all invoices mentioned from Meeks Plumbin...
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