Medical Lake is entering a professional services agreement with Esvelt Environmental Engineering, LLC to support replacement of its aging wastewater treatment plant ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system. The existing UV system is obsolete and no longer manufactured, necessitating a new design and regulatory approval. Esvelt’s scope includes project management, preparation of a preliminary design technical memorandum for Washington Department of Ecology approval, and procurement and contract management assistance for selecting and installing new UV equipment, under a not-to-exceed fee of $40,000. The project is in the City’s Capital Improvement Program and is backed by a $232,000 legislative appropriation. This agreement formalizes Esvelt as the lead engineer for the UV upgrade, but downstream equipment procurement and construction/installation contracts remain to be bid once design and technical criteria are finalized. Vendors of UV disinfection equipment, electrical and mechanical contractors, and control system integrators should track this project as it moves from design and Ecology approval to procurement in order to position for the supply and construction phases.

Scope includes preliminary design TM for Ecology, equipment evaluation, procurement documents, and a...