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RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A TASK AUTHORIZATION TO VEOLIA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 GRADE 5 RISK ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS (RAA) PROJECT TO REPAIR AND/OR REHABILITATE TWO (2) MILES OF PIPES IN THE SANITARY SEWER
COLLECTION SYSTEM AS REQUIRED IN THE BAYKEEPER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,441,812.
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond entered into a settlement agreement with San Francisco Baykeeper in 2018 due to the fact that the City experiences significant sanitary sewer overflows during wet rainy weather due to the condition of the City’s sanitary sewer collection system; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond agreed within the settlement agreement with San Francisco Baykeeper to make improvements to the City’s sewer collection system by rehabilitating or repairing at least two (2) miles of Grade 5 pipes annually; and WHEREAS, these Grade 5 pipes have been identified through closed-circuit television (CCTV) inspection; and
WHEREAS, these Grade 5 pipes have been assigned a “Risk Assessment” based on the probability of failure by a licensed engineer; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond and Veolia collectively compiled a list of these Grade 5 pipes; and
WHEREAS, on March 2, 2026, a request for bids was posted to BidsOnLine; and WHEREAS, on April 13, 2026, five (5) bids were received from (in alphabetical order):
APB General Engineering, Cratus, Inc., Glosage Engineering, Inc., JDB & Sons Construction, Inc., and W.R. Forde and Associates; and
WHEREAS, City staff and Veolia staff reviewed the bids and determined that Glosage Engineering, Inc. was the lowest responsive bid; and
WHEREAS, the Grade 5 Sewer Replacement project involves older pipelines which often present unforeseen challenges once uncovered, including unexpected deterioration and uncharted underground utilities, necessitating a higher contingency to address these potential issues; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the project can be completed without significant delays or additional funding requests, a 20% contingency is deemed necessary and appropriate for this project, reflecting the complexity and risks associated with managing and replacing older infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the project also calls for compaction testing and engineering services during construction; and
WHEREAS, V.W. Housen & Associates and Questa Engineering submitted acceptable proposals to Veolia for engineering services during construction and compaction testing, for amounts not to exceed $90,300 and $88,500 respectively; and WHEREAS, J Majors & Associates, was selected to provide public outreach services throughout the duration of the project, for amount not to exceed $60,000; and WHEREAS, the FY 25/26 Grade 5 Sewer Line Replacement/Rehabilitation Project total estimated cost of this project, if awarded to the low bidder, is as follows:
Glosage Engineering, Inc. $3,653,769
V.W. Housen & Associates $90,300
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Questa Engineering $88,500
J Majors & Associates $60,000
Subtotal $3,892,569
Veolia Markup (16.5%) $642,274
Total Construction Cost $4,534,843
Contingency (with Veolia Markup) $906,969
Total Project Cost $5,441,812
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division will issue a Task Authorization to Veolia and Veolia will manage the subcontracts with: Glosage Engineering, Inc., V.W. Housen & Associates (engineering during construction), Questa Engineering (testing) and J Majors & Associates (public outreach); and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Richmond hereby authorizes the Water Resource Recovery Division to issue a project Task Authorization to Veolia for the FY 2025/26 Grade 5 Pipeline Replacement/Rehabilitation Project in an amount not to exceed $5,441,812, including a 20 % contingency, for Veolia to subcontract with Glosage Engineering, Inc., V.W. Housen & Associates (engineering during construction), Questa Engineering (testing) and J Majors & Associates (public outreach) to deliver the project.
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I certify that the foregoing resolut ion was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held on June 16, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. _____, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on June 16, 2026.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond