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Staff Report for a Resolution to Award a Construction Contract to Con-Quest Contractors, Inc. for the Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement/Repair 2012-13 Project, Project No. 2013.0120, and Appropriating $279,512.00 for the Project from the Water Pollution Control Enterprise Fund
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This contract provides for the repair or replacement of sanitary sewer and storm facilities throughout the City.
Staff recommends award of the construction contract to the low bidder, Con-Quest Contractors, Inc., in the amount of $1,114,310.00 for the Base Bid work and Additive Bid Item A. Staff also recommends that the City Council approve an appropriation of Water Pollution Control Enterprise funding of $279,512.00 for the subject project.
BACKGROUND
City staff routinely inspects the condition of sewer mains and manholes. Based on those inspections, locations that have deteriorated to the point where repairs are needed or may be needed in the near future or those locations that require a significant amount of maintenance by Public Works were included in the scope of work for the subject project.
This project will replace defective sewer mains, reconstruct deteriorated manholes and/or manhole channels, replace deteriorated manhole frames and covers, reroute sewer mains to improve flow velocity as well as miscellaneous work items as identified on the project plans. These improvements will increase system reliability, reduce the frequency of required maintenance, reduce the risk of sewerage overflows and improve system access to increase efficiency of maintenance operations. Existing improvements disturbed by construction will be restored at the end of this project.
Composite non-metallic manhole frames and covers will be utilized on a trial basis at several locations where sewer gases have corroded the existing metal frames and covers. Composite manhole frames and covers have not been previously used on a City project,...
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