TASK
AUTHORIZATION
Administration
Engineering
Construction
Wastewater
Other (specify below)
Total Authorized Amt.: $ 4,534,842.89
2025-26 Grade 5 RAA Line Replacement Project Date:
VWNA Project #:
April 24, 2026
RE.XXXX
Planning
Design X
Construction X Proposed by:
Chandrasekar Venkatraman, Veolia Water West Oper. Services Sanitary Sewer X
Storm Sewer Reviewed by:
Sanitary P.S. Authorized City Dept. Rep. (PO verification) Storm P.S.
Reviewed by:
City of Richmond, Finance Department
Approved by:
Tawfic N. Halaby, P.E.
City of Richmond, Deputy Director of Public Works
Approval Date:
Original Line Item Approved Cost: $ 3,892,569.00
Approved Markup 16.5% $ 642,273.89
The 2025-26 Grade 5 RAA Line Replacement Project - Phase I replaces 29 pipelines with an approximate combined length of 12,030 lineal feet, or just over 2 miles.
The pipe segments to be rehabilitated for this project are identified in Scope of Work Attachment A (see attached). The work will include replacement of deteriorated sewer pipe segments within the collection system using pipe bursting or open cut, including installing new manholes where indicated on Attachment A. For pipe replacement work, pipe bursting is the preferred method followed by open cut. The Contractor shall conduct a pre-CCTV to locate and reinstate laterals. A complete NASSCO graded post-construction CCTV survey of the entire line segment (manhole to manhole) shall be completed upon completion of the work and provided to Veolia and the support engineers.
This project was competitively bid to be performed on a "design-build" basis, and the Contractor is responsible for engaging the services of an engineering firm to issue design drawings for lines with utility conflicts and other constructability issues and also issue the final as-built drawings. Hence, per the City's direction, no engineered drawings were provided for this pipe replacement project. Not to exceed fees are included for compaction testing services, engineering support services and community outreach support in this proposal. All services provided for design support are by V. W. Housen & Associates, community outreach by J Majors and Associates and compaction testing services by Questa Engineering; they shall be tracked by Veolia and billed to the City with associated markups. All unused funds and associated Veolia markup shall return to the City.
On March 2, 2026 the City posted the Request for Bids on Bids Online, and Veolia conducted two mandatory pre-bid meetings on 3/11/2026 and 3/26/2026 with 12 participants in total. On April 13, 2026, five (5) bids were received from qualified contractors; the apparent low bid received was from Glosage Engineering Inc. in the amount of $3,653,769.00. Veolia evaluated all of the bids and found Glosage's bid to be responsive and complete and we recommend awarding the contract to Glosage ENgineering, who is the low bidder. Their bid is attached.
The total authorization amount of this TA is $4,534,843, which includes Veolia's 16.5% markup as well as NTE estimated design, testing and public outreach amounts for V.W. Housen & Associates, Questa Engineering, and Jacqueline Majors Associates, respectively.
Veolia Markup
Proposal Cost SUBTOTAL 16.50% TOTAL
3,653,769 3,653,769.00 602,871.89 $ 4,256,640.89
V.W. Housen & Associates 90,300 90,300.00 14,899.50 $ 105,199.50 Questa Engineering 88,500 88,500.00 14,602.50 $ 103,102.50 Jacqueline Majors Assoc. 60,000 60,000.00 9,900.00 $ 69,900.00 TOTAL 3,892,569 3,892,569.00 642,273.89 $ 4,534,842.89
Bids
Bid Analysis
Proposal Copies
Glosage Engineering, Inc.
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Attachments
24 Apr 2026
2025-26 Grade 5 RAA Line Replacement Project
Contractor Bid AmountProposal FormList of SubsBid BondSupplemental Bid FormNon-Collusion AffidavitSafety PlanSample Insurance EMR & License Information
Responsive Bid
Glosage Engineering Inc$3,653,769
Cratus Inc $4,064,000
APB General Engineering$4,650,000
W.R. Forde Associates, Inc$4,858,337
JDB & Sons Construction, Inc$6,994,250
Vendor ExperienceCustomizationQualityCustomer Service Safety ReputationLocal Score Glosage Engineering Inc Y #DIV/0!
Cratus Inc N #DIV/0!
APB General Engineering #DIV/0!
W.R. Forde Associates, Inc
JDB & Sons Construction, Inc
Contractor Veolia Comments
Glosage Engineering Inc
Cratus Inc
APB General Engineering
W.R. Forde Associates, Inc
JDB & Sons Construction, Inc
1777 N. California Blvd. Ste. 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94596 (925) 553-3142 www.housenassociates.com
April 15, 2026
Rodrigo Vignau
Veolia Water
601 Canal Blvd.
Richmond, CA 94804
Subject: Scope of Work and Fee for Engineering Services During Construction for the City of Richmond 2025-26 RAA Line Replacement Project
Dear Mr. Vignau:
As requested, attached is our scope and fee for providing engineering services during the construction phase for the 2025-26 RAA Line Replacement Project. This project replaces 29 pipes with a combined length of 12,030 feet located throughout the service area and 21 associated manholes.
The selected contractor will be required to complete pre- and post-construction closed-circuit television (“CCTV”) inspection of the line and to conduct all field investigations and 30 percent designs for each line repair or replacement.
The contract period ends on December 31, 2026 (approximately 36 weeks).
V. W. Housen & Associates (“VWHA”) will provide the following engineering services during the construction phase.
• Project Management
• Attend virtual weekly project meetings
• Review pre- and post-construction videos and provide comments in spreadsheet format • Review Contractor calculations, designs, and respond to questions during construction • Review and respond to submittals
• Review as-built documentation to be provided by the contractor.
We will provide the above services for a not-to-exceed cost of $90,300, as shown on Table 1. This estimate is approximately 2.5% of lowest bid received.
Thank you for selecting us for this project. We look forward to working with you and the City.
Please let me know if you have questions or would like additional information.
Sincerely,
V. W. Housen & Associates
Vivian Housen, P.E.
Principal
Proposal for 2025-26 RAA Line Replacement Project
Engineering Services during Construction Phase
April 15, 2026
Table 1. Proposed Staff, Hours, and Cost
TABLE 1. COST ESTIMATE
Personnel N. Hantzsche, PE W. Hopkins, CEG M. Feliciano, EIT G. Sybers Questa Staff Title Managing Engineer Project Manager Field Engineer/Sr.
Contruction Inspector
Staff Env. Scientist/
Construction Inspector
Field Technician
Hourly Rate $240 $210 $150 $125 $100
Task 1. Project Management, Data
review, QA/QC
0 24 4 0 0
Task 2. Field Density Testing/Trench
Backfill Compaction Testing
0 4 100 100 24
Task 3. Hot Mix Asphalt Concrete
Testing/Concrete testing
0 8 40 40 24
Task 4. Meetings, as requred 0 16 4 0 0
Task 5. Field Daily Reports, Progress
Reports, Final Report
2 24 32 32 0
TOTAL HOURS 2 76 180 172 48
TOTAL COST/PERSON $480 $15,960 $27,000 $21,500 $4,800
Total Labor
EXPENSES:
Field Test Equipment (Nuclear
Gauge)
$4,000
Laboratory Soils Testing $4,000
Concrete Strength Testing $7,600
Reproduction $110
Communication $50
Vehicle/Mileage $2,500
Miscellaneous $500
TOTAL EXPENSES $18,760
COST ESTIMATE $88,500
ref: 2600042_costestimate
$69,740
Questa Engineering Corporation - Inspection Services During Construction Grade 5 RAA Line Replacement Project 2025-2026
Cost Proposal
2025–2026 RAA Project
To: Veolia
Attention:Rodrigo Vignau, Director of Capital Program Management, West J Majors & Associates (JMA) is pleased to submit this cost proposal to provide community outreach services in support of the 2025-2026 RAA Project.
Scope of Services
JMA will perform the following tasks:
• Door-to-door notifications: Conduct outreach to residents and businesses. • Weekly project meeting updates: Attend and provide community relations input at weekly project meetings. • Administrative support: Provide administrative and documentation support as needed for project communications.
• Neighborhood council updates: Deliver project updates to the neighboring council. • On-call as needed basis.
Rate
• Hourly Rate: $260/hour
• Not-to-Exceed Amount: $60,000
Thank you for the opportunity to support this important project. We look forward to working with Veolia and the project team.
Sincerely,
Jacqueline Majors
J Majors & Associates
925-949-6196
[email protected]