Res 31-2026 support of the forthcoming issuance of certificates of obligation by the City 03/17/2026 Resolution No. 31-2026
Resolution approving the programs and expenditures of the Wichita
Falls Type B Sales Tax Corporation (4B) by approving funding to the
City of Wichita Falls in support of the forthcoming issuance of
certificates of obligation by the City, for a term not to exceed twenty
(20) years and an annual amount not to exceed $1,400,000, to assist
with several planned capital improvement projects including, but not
limited to, renovation of the former Kirby Middle School into the new
Police Department Headquarters, The Falls renovation, and the Lake
Wichita Section of the Circle Trail.
WHEREAS, Texas Local Gov't. Code § 501.073(a) provides "The corporation's
authorizing unit will approve all programs and expenditures of a corporation and annually
review any financial statements of the corporation;" and,
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2026, the Wichita Falls Type B Sales Tax Corporation
approved the project listed below and as stated in its agenda.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
1 . The Wichita Falls Type B Sales Tax Corporation's approval and funding of the
following programs and expenditures, in a total amount not to exceed $1,400,000 per
fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2027 for a period not to exceed 20 years as described
below and in said corporation's agenda, is approved:
funding to the City of Wichita Falls in support of the forthcoming
issuance of certificates of obligation, for a term not to exceed twenty
(20) years and an annual amount not to exceed $1,400,000, to assist
with several of the City's planned capital improvement projects
2. The current fiscal year budget of the Type B Sales Tax Corporation is amended
to provide for the aforementioned expenditures and changes thereto.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 17th day of March, 2026.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
ATTACHMENT A
SCOPE OF SERVICES
Owner: City of Wichita Falls, Texas
Design Professional: Black& Veatch Corporation
Project Title: Plant 61 Filter Rehabilitation Improvements
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The goal of the project is to rehabilitate the filters at the 1961 WTP. This scope of services
includes Final Design, Bid Services and Construction Phase Services.
The Project includes the following major components:
• Replace filter surface wash system at the existing 4 filters.
• Replace filter media with anthracite and sand without raising existing filter troughs.
• Paint/repair pipe gallery filtered water piping.
• Replace and upgrade existing two (2)filter control consoles with local controls.
• Replace filter effluent and drain valves. 29 valves are estimated to be replaced (13 large
valves and 16 small drain valves).
• Replace valve actuators for all valves (new and existing) at the filter gallery.
• Reinforce existing filter backwash troughs at wall connection points.
• Replace light fixtures in the filter gallery as needed.
• Repair guiderail in the filter gallery as needed.
TASK SERIES 100: PLANT 61 FILTER REHABILITATION IMPROVEMENTS—
FINAL DESIGN AND BID SERVICES
Task 100: Conduct Project Administration Services. Design Professional will provide project
management functions required to successfully complete the task series indicated above,
including all project correspondence with the City; consultation with the City's staff; supervision
and coordination of services; implementation of a project specific work plan, procedures, and a
quality control/quality assurance plan; scheduling and assignment of personnel resources,
administration and coordination of subconsultants, continuous monitoring of work progress; and
invoicing for the work performed. Based on 8-month design.
Task 101: Monthly Project Status Reports. Design Professional will prepare a monthly
project status report to identify work that has been performed in the reporting period, the work
activities anticipated to be performed the next month, action items required of City for an
efficient and effective delivery of the Design Professional's services, potential project scope
variances with corrective actions suggested by the Design Professional.
Task 102: Conduct Progress Meetings. Design Professional will schedule and facilitate three
(3)progress meetings to review and obtain feedback on interim deliverables, review the project
schedule, discuss key design issues, review budget status, and discuss deviations from the scope
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of services. Design Professional shall prepare and distribute minutes of each progress meeting
and identify action items.
Task 103: Contract Documents. Design Professional will produce 60-, 90-, and 100-percent
complete contract documents (drawings and specifications) and submit to the City for review.
Following each submittal, a progress meeting will be scheduled within 14 working days to
receive comments from the City. The drawings will be prepared in 22x34 sheet format in the
latest version of AutoCAD utilizing the City's standard drawing border and Design
Professional's drawing standards. The technical specifications will include the City standard
"front-end" contract documents (North Central Texas Council of Government—NCTCOG) and
be developed in Microsoft Word using the Engineer's standard specification guides and format.
Documents will be provided to City for review in pdf format. Design Professional will develop
an opinion of probable construction cost(OPCC)for each design submittal. All opinions of
probable construction costs developed will follow the recommendations of the Association for
the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) International Recommended Practice No. 18R
with regard to methodology and accuracy. Since Engineer has no control over the cost of labor,
material, or equipment furnished by others not under contract to Engineer, Engineer's opinion of
probable cost for construction of the work will be made on the basis of experience and
qualifications as an Engineer. Engineer does not guarantee or warranty that proposals, bids, or
actual project costs will not vary from Engineer's opinions of probable cost. The cost opinion
level of accuracy presented by Engineer will be in accordance with accepted industry guidelines
and as defined by AACE.
Owner will provide all existing site plans and building plans in electronic format to be used for
drawing backgrounds
• Drawings and specifications for the 60-percent submittal will have the major process
designs completed, and the design of ancillary/support processes will be
initiated/developed. Drawing plans and secondary P&IDs will be finalized,
sections/details will be started, equipment vendor comments will be incorporated, and
commodity specifications will be started.
• Drawings and specifications for the 90-percent submittal will have all ancillary processes
completed. All remaining drawings (including details, project-specific notes, and
annotations) and specifications (including Front Ends, sequencing plans, and discipline-
specific/ commodity specifications will be completed. The deliverable will be
documents which are complete with the exception of the internal quality control review.
• Drawings and specifications for the 100-percent submittal will have all internal quality
control and City comments incorporated. The deliverable will be final sealed and signed
construction documents suitable for bidding.
Task 104: Bidding Services. Design Professional will perform the following bidding services:
- Prepare Advertisement Information. Design Professional will assist the City in
establishing a bid opening date, coordinate reproduction and distribution of the bid
documents (using the city's website for distribution) and maintain a list of plan holders.
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Potential bidders will purchase their own sets of project drawings and contract
specifications.
- Pre-Bid Assistance. Design Professional will schedule and conduct a pre-bid conference,
respond to questions from bidders, advise the City of any inquiries prior to the bid
opening from contractors/subcontractors/suppliers, and prepare addendum as required to
respond to questions and provide clarification.
- Bid Opening. Design Professional will attend the bid opening and assist the City in
reviewing the bids for completeness and accuracy.
- Review Bidder Qualifications. Design Professional will review the bids for completeness
and conformance with the bidding requirements, provide a credit history review of the
apparent low bidder, review subcontractors, and prepare a bid tabulation and letter with
recommendation of award.
TASK SERIES 200: PLANT 61 FILTER REHABILITATION IMPROVEMENTS—
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Design Professional will perform Construction Services during the construction phase of the
project for a 16-month duration. By performing these services, Engineer shall not have authority
or responsibility to supervise, direct, or control the Contractor's work or the Contractor's means,
methods, techniques, sequences, or procedures of construction. Engineer shall not have authority
or responsibility for safety precautions and programs incident to the Contractor's work or for any
failure of the Contractor to comply with laws, regulations, rules, ordinances, codes, or orders
applicable to the Contractor furnishing and performing the work. Engineer will perform the
following construction services:
Task 200: Conduct Project Administration Services. Design Professional will provide project
management functions required to successfully complete the task series indicated above,
including all project correspondence with the City; consultation with the City's staff; supervision
and coordination of services; implementation of a project specific work plan, procedures, and a
quality control/quality assurance plan; scheduling and assignment of personnel resources,
administration and coordination of subconsultants, continuous monitoring of work progress; and
invoicing for the work performed.
Task 201: Monthly Project Status Reports. Design Professional will prepare a monthly
project status report to identify work that has been performed in the reporting period, the work
activities anticipated to be performed the next month, action items required of City for an
efficient and effective delivery of the Design Professional's services, potential project scope
variances with corrective actions suggested by the Design Professional.
Task 202. Conformed Contract Documents. Prepare conformed contract documents and
distribute copies to the City and Contractor. It is anticipated that a total of 3 sets (number of sets
may be less) of the conformed drawings and specifications will be reproduced.
Task 203. Preconstruction Conference. Attend a preconstruction conference at a date and time
selected by the City and at a facility provided by the City. Elements of the conference include:
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• Agenda and minutes
• Discussion of Contractor's tentative schedules
• Procedures for transmittal and review of Contractor's submittals
• Processing applications for payment
• Critical work sequencing
• Change orders
• Record documents
• Contractor's responsibilities for safety and first aid
Task 204. Construction Progress Review Meetings. Visit the construction site to observe
progress of the work and consult with the City and the Contractor. A total of 10 construction
progress meetings are anticipated. A total of one of Engineer's staff person for a 1-day site visit
and progress meeting is included.
Task 205. Shop Drawing Review. Review drawings and other data submitted by the Contractor
as required by the construction contract documents. Engineer's review shall be for general
conformity to the construction contract documents and shall not relieve the Contractor of any of
his contractual responsibilities. Such reviews shall not extend to means, methods, techniques,
sequences, or procedures of construction or to safety precautions and programs incident thereto.
200 hours are allotted for this task.
Task 206. Requests for Information. Interpret construction contract documents when
requested by the City or the Contractor. Requests for clarification or information shall be in
writing and copies of Engineer's response shall be distributed to the City and Contractor. A
maximum of twenty RFIs are allotted for this task.
Task 207. Change Orders. Assist the City with the review of Contractor requests for project
changes. Two change orders are allotted for this task.
• Review documentation.
• Assist with the preparation of the design change description and required
drawings.
• Prepare an independent estimate of the change order cost.
• Submit recommendations to the City.
Task 208. Punch List. Upon substantial completion, inspect the construction work and
preparing a punch list of those items to be completed or corrected before final completion of the
project. A total of one Engineer's staff person for a 1-day inspection is included.
Task 209. Final Inspection. Upon completion or correction of the items of work on the punch
list, participate in a final inspection to determine if the work is completed. A total of one
Engineer's staff person for a 1-day inspection is included.
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Task 210. Drawings Conformed to Construction Records. Upon completion of the project;
revise the construction contract drawings to conform to the construction records. Submit to
Owner in AutoCAD format.
TASK SERIES 300: ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Any work requested by the City that is not specifically stated in the Basic Scope of Services
listed above will be classified as Additional Services. Additional Services shall be authorized in
writing by the City. Additional Services will be performed based on the following Rate
Schedule and mutually agreed upon number of hours.
CATEGORY BILLING RATE RANGES
Clerical $ 50.00 - $100.00
Engineering Technician $ 65.00 - $125.00
Project Accountant $ 65.00 - $150.00
Engineer $ 80.00 - $225.00
Sr. Engineer $125.00 - $250.00
Project Manager $150.00 - $250.00
Senior Technical Advisor $200.00 - $250.00
Principal $225.00 - $300.00
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