DATE: February 20, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement with BKF Engineers, Inc., for the FY 2024 Sewer and Water Line Replacement Projects, Project Nos. 07789 and 07072, in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $2,155,000
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement (PSA) with BKF Engineers, Inc., (BKF) in an amount not-to-exceed $2,155,000 for the FY 2024 Sewer and Water Line Replacement Projects.
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SUMMARY
As part of the Council Adopted Strategic Roadmap to improve utilities infrastructure, the City aims to upgrade the sanitary sewer collection system by replacing an average of 2.5 miles of sewer and water pipelines annually. The goal is to improve the capacity and maintain the operability of the sewer collection and water distribution system, prevent sanitary sewer overflows, and provide adequate fire flows.
One professional service agreement is recommended for both the Sewer and Water Line Replacement Projects for design efficiencies and economies of scale. The Sewer Line Replacement Project involves replacing approximately 5.6 miles of sewer line and related appurtenances, and repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, and rechanneling sewer manholes throughout the City. The sewer line locations were selected by staff for a variety of reasons including being undersized, based on being in poor condition, having exceeded service life, and based on frequency of maintenance and high possibility of overflows. The Water Line Replacement Project involves replacing and improving approximately 4.7 miles of water mains and appurtenances throughout the City. The water line locations were selected by staff for a variety of reasons including being undersized, having exceeded service life, ...
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