City Council:
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE
OF A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) AND
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR
THE EDISON PUMP STATION UPGRADES AND
EQUIPMENT PRE-PROCUREMENT PROJECTS
Whereas, by letter dated December 17, 2024, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Works has requested legislation authorizing the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) and a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the Edison Pump Station upgrades and equipment pre-procurement projects to ensure compliance with the Consent Decree and to enhance the City's wastewater infrastructure; and
Whereas, the City of Mount Vernon is required to upgrade the Edison Avenue Pump Station to comply with a Consent Decree between the City, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC), and the Department of Justice (DOJ) (Case 7:18-cv-05845-CS), which mandates the prevention of illicit discharges into the Bronx and Hutchinson Rivers; and
Whereas, the Edison Avenue Pump Station collects wastewater from five properties, primarily industrial businesses, and has experienced historic sanitary sewer overflows that discharged into the storm sewer system and, eventually, into the Hutchinson River; and
Whereas, the upgrades are required to raise pump station controls and emergency generators out of the 100-year flood plain to ensure compliance with the Consent Decree and to prevent future discharges, with a mandated completion date of June 30, 2025; and
Whereas, the City's failure to meet the Consent Decree requirements could subject the City to civil and stipulated penalties, and time is of the essence to ensure timely completion of this project; and
Whereas, to expedite the completion of the project, the City proposes to issue one Request for Proposals (RFP) and one Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to operate on parallel tracks to ensure both the timely procurement of necessary equ...
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