Title
AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS SOUTHWEST ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING, INC., AND APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS FOR MANHOLE REHABILITATION
Staff Contact: Craig Johnson, P.E., Director, Water Services
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a linking agreement with Southwest Environmental, Inc., (Southwest), doing business as Southwest Environmental Testing, Inc., for manhole rehabilitation and approve expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $550,000 for the initial term; and authorize the City Manager, at his discretion, to extend the agreement for one additional one-year term, in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000 for the entire term of the agreement. This cooperative purchase is available through an agreement between the City of Peoria and Southwest, contract ACON26313, and can be extended through June 30, 2018body
Background
The city's wastewater collection system consists of over 707 miles of pipes, 14,400 manholes and cleanouts designed to transport wastewater from residential and commercial customers to treatment facilities. As the system ages, it is necessary to replace and/or rehabilitate the sewer lines and attached manholes to ensure continued compliance with existing regulations, increase efficiencies, reduce maintenance issues, and extend the life of the system.
Proactive rehabilitation and replacement efforts minimize maintenance issues, and assists with maintaining the integrity of the collection system. This project is part of an on-going proactive preventive maintenance effort to maintain the operational reliability of the city's wastewater collection system in accordance with the city's comprehensive Sewer Evaluation and Master Plan.
The city has identified various manholes in the collection system that are in need of rehabilitation. The Citywide Manhole Rehab ...
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