Agenda Item
City Council
Item #: 3.32. 6/14/2022 File #: 22-0340
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rob Houston, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
Award of Contract to Tunnelworks Services, Inc. for Sewer Line Cleaning, Video Inspection, and Emergency Response Services Project Fiscal Year 2023 through 2025; Bid No. 21-22.33.
2. SUMMARY
Bids for Sewer Line Cleaning, Video Inspection, and Emergency Response Project Fiscal Year 2023 through 2025 were received and opened on May 12, 2022. Four bidders responded to the Notice Inviting Bids. The apparent low bidder is Tunnelworks Services, Inc. of Whittier, California.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the contract with Tunnelworks Services, Inc. in the annual amount of $378,039 and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
The annual expenditure for this contract is $378,039, for a total amount of $1,134,117, and will be funded in the Sewer Cleaning and Video (15509) project through Sanitation and Sewer (220).
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 Council previously approved the advertisement for bids at the April 12, 2022 meeting. The bid solicitation was advertised on April 14, 2022, for a period of three weeks and bids were opened on May 12, 2022. Four bidders submitted proposals as follows:
1) Tunnel Works Services, Inc. $328,730
2) Houston & Harris PCS, Inc. $479,980
3) National Plant Services $536,940
4) Down Stream Services $861,325
Tunnelworks Services, Inc. is the lowest base bid in the amount of $328,730. An additional fifteen City of Orange Printed on 6/9/2022Page 1 of 2
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Item #: 3.32. 6/14/2022 File #: 22-0340
Tunnelworks Services, Inc. is the lowest base bid in the amount of $328,730. An additional fifteen percent contingency in the amount of $49,309 is included in the agreement to allow for emergency service requests and contingency work. The total agreement is for an annual amount of $378,039, or $1,134,117 for the three-year contract, with options to renew in years four and five at the same price.
The City’sSanitary Sewer Management Plan requires routine cleaning and video inspection of the City’s approximately 312 miles of sewer line in order to mitigate sewer spills and to stay in compliance with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Order No. 2006-0003- DWQ entitled Statewide General Waste Discharge Requirements for Sanitary Sewer Systems and its Monitoring and Reporting Program (MRP) amendment WQ 2013-0058-EXEC. In addition, the data gathered during video inspection of the sewer lines is used to identify infrastructure deficiencies and plan for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects.
7. ATTACHMENTS
· Bid Abstract
· Contract with Tunnelworks Services, Inc.
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