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Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Professional Engineering Services for Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR) Program Management
Entity Name: CDM Smith, Inc.
Entity Address: 110 Fieldcrest Avenue, No. 8, 6th Floor, Edison, New Jersey 08837
Contract Amount: Not to exceed amount of $7,340,740.00
Funding Source: Department of Water and Sewer Utilities Budget
Contract Period: Commencing upon the Issuance of Notice to Proceed to the completion of construction pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40(A):11-15(9)
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, under the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) water sampling performed by the City of Newark, the results exceeded the 90th percentile Lead Action Level of 15 ppb (parts per billion); and
WHEREAS, water supplied by the City's water mains is lead-free, and lead in water is a direct result of property owner's lead service lines that connect City's water distribution mains to the internal plumbing in the home; and
WHEREAS, due to the said Lead Action Level exceedance, on January 30, 2018 the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) ordered that the City of Newark must replace or offer to replace at least 7% of the total lead water service lines within 1 year of the Lead Action Level exceedance or by June 30, 2018, and in addition, NJDEP required the preparation of an updated Lead Service Line inventory within 30 days, and failure to comply with these deadlines would result in violations and fines from NJDEP code enforcement; and
WHEREAS, for approximately two months the City of Newark negotiated and discussed with NJDEP the status of the Lead Service Line Replacement (LSLR)...
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