Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.10. 1/11/2022 File #: 21-0693
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Thomas R. Hatch, Interim City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Approval of plans and specifications for Annual Sewer Maintenance, Fiscal Year 2021-2022; and authorization to advertise for bids.
2. SUMMARY
Plans and specifications have been completed and the project is ready to be advertised for bids. The total estimated construction cost including contingencies and construction engineering (15%) is $2,270,500.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve plans and specifications and authorize advertising for bids for the Annual Sewer Maintenance, Fiscal Year 2021-2022; S-245; Bid No. 21-22.18.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The total expenditure, including the 15% for contingency and construction engineering, for this project is $2,270,500 and will be funded in Sewer Line Maintenance & Replacement (15508) through Sewer Construction (520).
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
b: Provide and maintain infrastructure necessary to ensure the safety of the public.
Goal 4: Provide outstanding public service
b: Provide facilities and services to meet customer expectations.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City prepared the Sewer Collection System Master Plan update in 2012 as a planning tool to mitigate potential cumulative impacts to the sewer collection system from the City’s2010 General Plan. The Sewer Master Plan identifies projects that replace the aging sewer infrastructure, pipes that are structurally deficient, and pipeline capacity enhancements. In addition to the Sewer Master Plan, the Public Works Engineering Division coordinates with the Public Works Field Services Division to ensure that field observations of the sewer hotspots and localized failures are identified and addressed as part of the Capital Improvement Program. The identified locations usually require a higher than normal level of maintenance for several reasons but generally due to offset joints, tree City of Orange Printed on 1/5/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.10. 1/11/2022 File #: 21-0693
roots, broken sections, or being undersized.
Public Works has prepared plans and specifications to fix these problems by replacing approximately 5,000 linear feet of existing six-inch lines with eight-inch clay lines and approximately 1,000 linear feet of 15-inch lines with 18-inch clay lines. The scope of work would also include reconnecting all impacted service laterals.
The total estimated construction cost, including 15% for contingencies and construction engineering, is $2,270,500. Construction is scheduled to begin in June 2022 and is expected to be completed within 120 calendar days.
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA guidelines Section 15301 “Existing Facilities” Class 1 (b). The Notice of Exemption will be filed with the County Recorder’sOffice upon Council’sapproval of the plans and specifications.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Location Map
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