Board of Estimate & Contract:
RESOLVED, that an ordinance adopted by the City Council on February 26, 2025, and signed by the Mayor on February 27, 2025, authorizing the Award of a Contract of the Edison Avenue Pump Station Upgrade Project - Equipment Procurement (Contract 122232024) - (awarded to Mace Contracting for $475,000, eligible for funding through the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Grant H8120.203 C957 EQUIP and H3990 C957 State Aid Sewer); be, and the same is hereby approved.
City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE AWARD
OF A CONTRACT FOR THE EDISON AVENUE
PUMP STATION UPGRADE PROJECT - EQUIPMENT
PROCUREMENT (CONTRACT 12232024)
Whereas, by letter dated February 4, 2025, the Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing the award of Contract 12232024 for the Edison Avenue Pump Station Upgrade Project - Equipment Procurement to Mace Contracting, for $475,000; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon (the “City”) operates the Edison Avenue Pump Station, which collects wastewater from five properties, primarily industrial businesses; and
Whereas, the City is required to upgrade the Edison Avenue Pump Station pursuant to a Consent Decree entered into by the City, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the Department of Justice, addressing illicit discharges to the Bronx and Hutchinson Rivers (Case 7:18-cv-05845-CS); and
Whereas, these upgrades are necessary to mitigate historic sanitary sewer overflows that discharged into the storm sewer system and ultimately into the Hutchinson River, to raise pump station controls and emergency generators above the 100-year flood plain; and
Whereas, the Consent Decree mandates that the required upgrades must be completed by June 30, 2025, and failure to meet this deadline may subject the City to civil and stipulated penalties; and
Whereas, the City publicly advertised for bids on January 2, 2025, for the procurement of equipment required for the upgrades, including two submersible pumps with controls, a standby generator, a new manhole inline grinder, and a platform to elevate the generator and electrical controls; and
Whereas, one bid was received on January 27, 2025, in response to the advertisement, with Mace Contracting being the apparent lowest responsible bidder with a total bid amount of $475,000; and
Whereas, the City’s consulting engineer, Arcadis of New York Inc., has reviewed the bid, checked references, and confirmed that Mace Contracting meets the minimum technical requirements and qualifications specified in the bid documents; and
Whereas, the project is eligible for funding through the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Grant; and
Whereas, awarding this contract promptly is essential to ensure compliance with the Consent Decree and to secure available state funding; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved That
The City of Mount Vernon, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authorization to Award Contract. The City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor or the designated official to enter into an agreement with Mace Contracting for the procurement of equipment for the Edison Avenue Pump Station Upgrade Project - Equipment Procurement (Contract 12232024) in the amount of $475,000.
Section 2. Funding. This project is eligible for funding through the NYS Environmental Facilities Corporation Grant H8120.203 C957 EQUIP and H3990 C957 State Aid Sewer.
Section 3. Implementation. The City’s Department of Public Works and other relevant departments are directed to take all necessary actions to ensure the proper procurement, installation, and compliance with the requirements outlined in the Consent Decree.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Estimate & Contract.