Item Number: 10
City Council / Board of Directors
Consent Calendar
Meeting of: May 20, 2025
Submitted By:
Fredy Bonilla, City Engineer
Subject:
Notice of Completion - Eucalyptus Street Infrastructure Restoration Project Recommendation:
That the Honorable City Council accept as complete and approve the Notice of Completion for the Eucalyptus Street Infrastructure Restoration Project and authorize the City Manager to execute the Notice of Completion.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. Retention in the amount of five percent was withheld from each pay estimate during construction. Retention will be released after City Council approval and the recordation of the Notice of Completion. The retention account numbers, account description, and amounts withheld are shown in the table below:
Budget Account No. Fund Amount
202-20110 Storm Drain $2,078.12
250-20110-61038 Measure I $13,907.30
410-20110-61038 Water $17,424.28
Total: $33,409.70
Strategic Plan Goal:
This project aligns with Goal E “Invest in Infrastructure” in the City of Victorville Strategic Plan 2023-2026. This work restored vital infrastructure back to its original condition after being damaged by the Tropical Storm Hilary in 2023, which mitigates potential hazards to the public and the environment.
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Background:
On Saturday, August 19, 2023, it was forecasted that an uncharacteristic Category 2 hurricane, designated as Hurricane Hilary, was expected to hit Baja, California and bring heavy rain and high winds to Southern California. California Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in response. The storm made landfall in the City of Victorville on Saturday, August 19, 2023, and sustained through Sunday, August 20, 2023. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the storm produced a cumulative rainfall amount of 2.6 inches over the span of two days, just slightly below the theoretical 10-year, 2-day design storm event of 2.8 inches. Some of the existing infrastructure throughout the City, especially in the older parts, was not designed adequately to capture and convey stormwater runoff of this magnitude. During the storm event, several streets and parks were closed due to flooding.
City staff performed an investigation of City infrastructure once the storm passed to assess the condition and identify any hazards. On Monday, August 21, 2023, Public Works staff identified significant damage that occurred during the storm event to a storm drain located on Eucalyptus Street. The storm drain collected stormwater runoff from the street and diverted it to the Oro Grande Wash, which is identified as a water of the United States and is federally regulated. The amount of stormwater runoff generated by the storm breached the curb surrounding the storm drain inlet, and quickly began to erode the soil around the buried storm drain pipeline within the bank of the wash. The erosion undermined the storm drain and caused a section of it to fail. Please refer to Attachment C, for pictures of the damage to the storm drain. Public Works staff also identified an underground municipal water pipeline near the storm drain pipeline that was exposed, causing the line to sag and leak at the exposed joints.
Public Works staff immediately identified the damage as a public safety concern and notified the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board (LRWQCB), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). These agencies regulate and monitor activity within waters of the United States. An on-call emergency response contractor, High Desert Underground, was dispatched to remove the failed storm drain pipeline and backfill the area. The damaged municipal water pipeline segment was isolated by closing valves located on either side of the segment, deeming it inactive until repairs could be made. No residents were negatively impacted as this segment of pipeline is part of a looped system, allowing it to be turned off without negative short-term impacts.
On Tuesday, August 22, 2023, per Fish and Game Code §1610, an Emergency Notification was submitted through the CDFW Environmental Permit Information Management System (EPIMS) for the emergency work performed by High Desert Underground. The emergency work was intended to be a temporary intervention to protect the public, ensure the environment remained free of hazards, and to prevent further damage to the infrastructure.
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The damaged storm drain system and municipal water pipeline posed a substantial risk to the public. Without restoring the infrastructure to its pre-storm condition, upcoming rainy seasons had a high potential of further eroding the bank of the wash away, threatening an adjacent residential development and more damage to Eucalyptus Street.
If the other municipal waterline feeding the area became compromised, requiring it to be shut down, the residents would be without water from a water source until one of the pipelines were repaired. The limits of work for the Project were between Cloverly Avenue and Cobalt Road on Eucalyptus Street, please refer to Attachment A, for a map showing the Project Location. In addition to the restoration repairs, the Project scope included a new headwall design and additional storm drain inlets to prevent erosion from compromising the integrity of the infrastructure in future storm events. On August 20, 2024, the City Council awarded a construction contract to Kirtley Construction, Inc. dba TK Construction, in the amount of $716,989.50 to address storm drain damage on Eucalyptus Street.
Discussion:
The project was completed at a final contract price of $668,194.13, approximately 7% below the original contract amount. The final inspection occurred on March 28, 2025, when the project was substantially completed. The one-year warranty on the improvements began the date the work was accepted as substantially complete. Per California Public Contract Code §7107(c), within 60 days after the recordation of the Notice of Completion, the City can release the final retention monies withheld on this project, provided there are no claims or unreleased liens against the contract.
Staff recommends that the City Council accept as complete and approve the Notice of Completion for the Eucalyptus Street Infrastructure Restoration Project and authorize the City Manager to execute the Notice of Completion.
Staff is available for any questions Council may have.
Attachments: A. Location Map
B. Notice of Completion
C. Pictures