Agenda 09/09/2025 Item #16C 5 (Award Request for Professional Services No. 24-8274 to WSP USA Buildings Inc., for Site Planning and Design Services for Collier County Water Reclamation Laboratory project)9/9/2025
Item # 16.C.5
ID# 2025-2550
Executive Summary
Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as the ex officio Governing Board of the Collier County
Water-Sewer District, award Request for Professional Services No. 24-8274 to WSP USA Buildings Inc., for Site
Planning and Design Services for Collier County Water Reclamation Laboratory project in the amount of $1,122,319.73,
and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. (Project 70294)
OBJECTIVE: The public purpose is to provide wastewater testing that meets increasing demand. This action is to
obtain the architectural engineering design and construction administration services to construct a Collier County Water
Reclamation Laboratory.
CONSIDERATIONS: The goal of this project is to design and construct a new wastewater reclamation laboratory
located at the North County Water Reclamation Facility (NCWRF) that will replace the existing laboratory, which has
outgrown its capacity due to increasing wastewater testing required to remain in compliance with Federal/State
regulations. The new laboratory will provide expanded space and advanced capabilities to process a higher volume of
samples. This aligns with the Collier County Water Sewer District’s (CCWSD) expansion from two to five wastewater
facilities. The laboratory will play a key role in compliance testing, analysis, and research, ensuring adherence to
environmental standards. The design will comply with the requirements of Standard Methods (SM) 9020 B.3 and the
2016 TNI Standard, Volume 1, Module 1, Section 5.3.
The CCWSD laboratory is currently certified in eight analytical methods and processes more than 30,000 samples each
year. With facility expansions and anticipated changes to FDEP permit monitoring requirements, this workload is
projected to more than double over the next eight years, requiring three new method certifications (Nitrate-Nitrite, Total
Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and Total Phosphorus) and increasing sample volume to an estimated 65,000 per year.
The existing laboratory cannot support this level of growth while maintaining NELAP accreditation. Without additional
capacity, the CCWSD would be forced to scale back essential process control testing and outsource a significant portion
of compliance sample actions that would increase costs, slow turnaround times, and reduce operational responsiveness.
Currently, the CCWSD spends $40,000–$50,000 annually outsourcing samples. If future testing demands cannot be
managed in-house, outsourcing costs could exceed $500,000 per year, creating a substantial and recurring financial
burden.
The current laboratory also lacks space for critical equipment. There is no capacity to add the additional incubators
required for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) testing. This directly limits the CCWSD's ability to maintain
regulatory compliance, since BOD testing has strict holding times and cannot be easily outsourced.
On July 22, 2024, the Procurement Services Division posted RPS No. 24-8274, “Site Planning and Design Services for
the Collier County Water Reclamation Laboratory,” and received two responsive and responsible proposals by the
August 12, 2024, submission deadline. On December 10, 2024 (Agenda Item 16.C.4), the Board approved the selection
committee ranking and authorized staff to negotiate an agreement with the top-ranked firm, WSP USA Buildings Inc.
(“WSP”).
County staff and WSP finalized negotiations on May 23, 2025, which generated the fees shown per the table below:
Task Description Fee
1.0 Preliminary Site and Building Design $166,157.25
2.0 Final Design $733,801.25
3.0 Contractor Bidding Phase $31,743.00
4.0 Construction Contract Administration Phase A-I $175,618.23
4.0 Construction Contract Administration Phase J (T&M
NTE)
$15,000
Grand Total Fee $1,222,319.73
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Item # 16.C.5
ID# 2025-2550
The fees submitted to the County by WSP totaled $1,222,319.73, which represents a 16% design fee. This is consistent
with industry standards for design and construction administration services of highly specialized facilities. The Board’s
approval of this item will also be an acknowledgment of the cost reasonableness of the contract based upon the staff’s
competitive negotiations as required by the Consultant’s Competitive Negotiation Act, Florida Statute §287.055.
WSP is a leading professional services firm that operates in the fields of strategic consulting, design, construction
management, infrastructure and planning. WSP has completed numerous Collier County projects, most recently Big
Corkscrew Island Regional Park Phase 1.
This item is consistent with the Collier County strategic plan objective to plan and build public infrastructure and
facilities to effectively, efficiently, and sustainably meet the needs of our community. It further is in support of the
Infrastructure and Asset Management Strategic Focus Area’s objectives to optimize the useful life of all public
infrastructure resources through proper planning and preventative maintenance. This item is aligned with the Annual
Update and Inventory Report (AUIR) and other planning tools that establish and implement plans for availability and
adequacy of public facilities and remain in compliance with all regulatory requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding is available and is consistent with the FY2025 Capital Budget approved by the Board on
September 19, 2024. The source of funding is Wastewater User Fee Capital Project Fund 4014, Project No. 70294.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: This project meets current Growth Management Plan standards to ensure the
adequacy and availability of viable public facilities and to remain in compliance with all regulatory requirements.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board
approval. —SRT
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommendation that the Board of County Commissioners, as the ex officio Governing
Board of the Collier County Water-Sewer District, award Request for Professional Services No. 24-8274 to WSP USA
Buildings Inc., for Site Planning and Design Services for Collier County Water Reclamation Laboratory project in the
amount of $1,122,319.73, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached Agreement. (Project 70294)
PREPARED BY: Matthew Fortune, PMP, Project Manager II, Engineering and Project Management Division
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 1. 24-8274 WSP ContractVS
2. 2. 24-8274 WSP COI exp.11.1.25
3. 3. 24-8274 WSP Secretary Certificate
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