DATE: January 21, 2025
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to (1) Negotiate, Approve and Execute a Cost Share Agreement Between the City of Hayward and Solcom, Inc., in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $304,135.10 for Emergency Repair of the Sewer Main Collapse at Hesperian Boulevard; and (2) Appropriate $454,135.10 to Project No. 07765, Annual Emergency/Spot Line Repairs in Sewer Replacement Fund
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to (1) negotiate, approve and execute a cost Share Agreement between the City of Hayward (City) and Solcom, Inc., (Solcom) in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $304,135.10 for Sewer Main Collapse at Hesperian Boulevard Emergency Repair ; and (2) appropriate $454,135.10 to Project No. 07765, Annual Emergency/Spot Line Repairs from the Sewer Replacement Fund (Fund 611).
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SUMMARY
In February 2024, Solcom Inc., a contractor working for Bandwidth IG-a company specializing in the development and management of dark fiber infrastructure to support high-speed data transmission-conducted directional bore activities on Hesperian Boulevard to install fiber optic conduits. In June 2024, a significant sinkhole formed in the area, related to extensive damage to the 36-inch RCP sewer main. The pipe, installed in 1952, suffered a collapse likely due to advanced deterioration and corrosion, exacerbated by heavy external loads and impacts from construction activities over time. Emergency repair work was performed promptly to mitigate public safety risks and restore the sewer system's functionality. Initially, Solcom assumed full responsibility for the repair project, under the assumption that their directional bore work had directly contacted and physically damaged the City's sewer main. Solcom subsequently hired and paid a specialized contractor, GSW, to...
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