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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH ACHEN-GARDNER CONSTRUCTION, L.L.C., FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR WATER LINE REPLACEMENT AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS
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 a Construction Agreement with Achen-Gardner Construction, L.L.C. (Achen-Gardner) for construction services for waterline replacement at three locations and approve the expenditure of funds in an amount not to exceed $299,959...body
Background
The city's water distribution system is a vast network of water mains, service lines, valves and fire hydrants which foster the conveyance of potable water for domestic and fire protection purposes. There are over 994 miles of water lines, including 24,000 valves, 62,000 service lines and 8,400 fire hydrants.
Moving water through the city's distribution system is a key component in ensuring uninterrupted service and reliability. Proactive rehabilitation and replacement efforts minimize maintenance issues, emergency disruptions and assist with maintaining the integrity of the water distribution system. The project is part of an on-going proactive preventive maintenance effort to maintain the operational reliability of the city's water distribution and fire suppression systems.
The project is needed to install three (3) water mains and one (1) water service line at unique locations city-wide. Currently the existing water lines are undersized and do not meet the current design guidelines and fire flow requirements. The locations include; 53rd Avenue to 54th Avenue on Wescott Road, 79th Avenue to 79th Drive on Carol and the Chase bank service line at 67th Avenue and Peoria. Additionally, the project includes the installation of a new waterline at 67th Avenue and Corrine for SRP Well Site (22) which was relocated by SRP. This will allow the City to pump water from ...
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