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Public Works Memorandum <br /> NO. 2011-18 <br /> DATE: April 25, 2011 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager <br /> Richard G. Marley, P.E., Director of Public Works <br /> Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management <br /> SUBJECT: Inspection Services for the Construction of the South Elevated Water Storage <br /> Tank, City Project 2006-17 <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Staff recommends that the City Council approve, that the Mayor be authorized to execute and the <br /> City Clerk to attest to, a Resolution authorizing an agreement with Utility Service Company <br /> Incorporated (USC),to provide quality control inspection services for the surface preparation and <br /> coating application of the new South Elevated Water Storage Tank, City Project 2006-17. The <br /> Agreement is for an amount not to exceed $21,000 and is proposed to be reimbursed through the <br /> IEPA construction loan that is active for this project. <br /> PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: <br /> 2001 to 2007 Council took four actions on this project. Please refer to Appendix A for a description <br /> of prior actions. <br /> November 3, 2008—Council approved Resolution R2008-182 authorizing a Water Tank <br /> Maintenance Contract with Utility Service Company for the Garfield Avenue Water Tank. The <br /> contract is for 8 years at a total cost of$858,490. <br /> December 15, 2008—Council approved Resolution R2008-232 authorizing a Water Tank <br /> Maintenance Contract with Utility Service Company for the Division Street Water Tank. The <br /> contract is for 8 years at a total cost of$665,787. <br /> July 6, 2009 - Council approved Resolution R2009-109 which authorized an agreement with BGM to <br /> provide construction engineering and resident inspection services for the construction of the South <br /> Elevated Water Storage Tank and Booster Pump Station. The agreement was for$150,000. Council <br /> was informed that the City was applying for a low interest loan through the I-EPA to cover this work <br /> and that the work may be eligible for American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) funds to <br /> cover a portion of the work. <br /> October 5, 2009—Council approved Ordinance Number 2009-71 authorizing the City of Decatur to <br /> borrow up to $15 million from the Public Water Supply Loan Program. The proposed loan covers <br /> engineering and construction costs associated with the construction of the South Elevated Water <br /> Storage Tank, Booster Pump Station and the Water Distribution Main from the South Water <br /> Treatment Plant (SWTP)to the City's elevated water tanks on East Garfield and West Division. <br /> Page 11 <br />