R2011-70 ACCEPTING THE BID AND AUTHORIZING CONTRACT

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Public Works Memorandum NO. 2011-26 DATE: May 6, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Richard G. Marley, P.E., Director of Public Works SUBJECT: 2011 Misc. Storm and Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project City Project 2011-09 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by staff that the City Council approve the attached resolution awarding the contract for the 2011 Miscellaneous Storm and Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project, City Project 2011-09, to Entler Excavating Co., Inc., as the lowest bidder in the amount of$482,210, and that the Mayor be authorized to execute the contract, and the City Clerk to attest. PRIOR COUNCIL ACTOINS: The City Council approved the FY 2011-12 Capital Improvements Plan which included an allocation of funds for this project. BACKGROUND: Sanitary Sewer Priorities Under the direction of the City Council, the Public Works Department has established four priorities to improve the City's sanitary sewer collection system as defined in the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. 1. Critical Large Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation. 2. Sanitary Sewer Overflows Due to Inflow and Infiltration. 3. System Operation and Maintenance 4. Small Diameter Sewer Rehabilitation The 2011 Miscellaneous Storm and Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project primarily address priority numbers 3 and 4, system operation and maintenance and small diameter sewer rehabilitation. The project is an annual project prepared by the Public Works Department to assist with both emergency repairs and normal improvements to the City's storm drainage and sanitary sewer system. Project Description The 2011 Miscellaneous Storm and Sanitary Sewer Improvement Project includes work to install new manholes at various locations in the City to assist with ongoing maintenance work by providing better access for cleaning and inspection equipment. The project will remove and replace damaged sanitary sewer segments as they are identified through televised inspections and routine maintenance. This project enables the City to perform rapid response work as sewer system problems arise and must be addressed quickly. Having unit bid prices in place for sewer repairs enables the City to move rapidly to address collapsed pipe or sink holes as they are located in the Page I 1