This is for additional design services with Hazen and Sawyer for the Georgetown Water Reclamation Facility in the amount of $1,650,000.

The City of Savannah provides wastewater services to the unincorporated areas of Chatham County. The Georgetown Water Reclamation Facility, acquired by the city in the 1970s, is approaching the end of its useful service life and will not reliably meet increasingly stringent Georgia Environmental Protection Division effluent requirements. Continued growth in the service area also increases the need for reliable and sustainable treatment capacity. 

To address these needs, the city selected Hazen and Sawyer as the design engineer for the Georgetown replacement project under Event No. 11095. Staff request Council's approval to amend Hazen and Sawyer's contract by $1,650,000 for additional design, engineering, construction oversight, inspection, and testing services.

Contract modification No. 2 will allow critical activities to begin while the remaining project design is completed, including site preparation and stabilization, access improvements, demolition, underground piping, construction of the new Influent Pump Station, pile installation, and procurement of long-lead equipment. Advancing this work now will help reduce project delays and construction risks while maintaining the overall project schedule. The original contract included an evaluation of the existing facility and expansion plan.  Contract modification No. 1 was for the development of the detailed design of the new membrane bioreactor facility.

This investment will position the city to replace aging infrastructure, maintain regulatory compliance, accommodate future growth, and provide more reliable wastewater service. The project directly supports the City’s goals of developing world-class livable infrastructure and being a high-performing government by proactively investing in critical infrastructure, managing project risks, and using a phased delivery approach to efficiently advance construction. 

Original Contract Amount - $671,400 

Contract Modification No. 1 - $5,315,000 

Total contract amount including this contract modification is $7,636,400 

(D) Hazen and Sawyer (North Charleston, SC) - $1,650,000

(D) indicates Non-Local, Non-DBE

A future amendment for construction oversight of the full project is anticipated in the second quarter of 2027. 

Approval