To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Tim Wood, Sr. Civil Engineer
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Storm Drain Infrastructure Condition Assessment
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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(1) Authorize the Public Works Director to execute a Professional Services Agreement with National Plant Services, Inc. to conduct a Storm Drain Infrastructure Condition Assessment in an amount not to exceed $400,000; and
(2) Approve a transfer of $300,000 from the General Fund to the Non-Recurring General Fund and an increase to the Non-Recurring General Fund expenditure budget of $300,000 for a one-time Storm Drain Condition Assessment, as documented in Budget Adjustment No. BE2004501.
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DISCUSSION:
The City maintains a storm drain system with approximately 5600 catch basin/inlets, 350 miles of pipes and 157 outfalls. The City's storm drain infrastructure is aging and requires condition assessment to be able to effectively plan for and maintain the system. A recent, costly pipe failure has highlighted the need for this project to complete inspections of the system, identify system needs, and develop a budget estimate for the necessary system repair and replacement over time.
For those reasons, the City prepared and circulated a Request for Proposals (RFP) in order to assess the condition of the storm drain infrastructure. The result of this project will help the City identify problematic storm drain system components, create a prioritized capital improvement program for the storm drain system, and accurately catalog storm drain system components for inclusion in the City's Geographical Information System (GIS) and asset management system.
Five (5) proposals from qualified professional companies responded to the RFP. Those companies were: V&A Engineering, Wood Rodgers, Schaff and Wheeler, Pipe and Plant, Inc. and National Plant Services. A team from the Public Works Stormwater Division, Operations Division ...
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