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DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT <br /> Memorandum No. 2008 - 26 <br /> October 28, 2008 <br /> TO: Honorable Mayor Carrigan and City Coytncil <br /> / <br /> FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager ����V <br /> John A. Smith, Assistant City Manager for Public Services <br /> Keith D. Alexander, Director of Water Management �C;� <br /> SUBJECT: Garfield Ave. Water Tank Maintenance Contract <br /> SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: <br /> Council adopt the attached Resolution authorizing a Water Tank Maintenance Contract for the <br /> Garfield Ave. Water Tank with Utility Service Co., Inc. for a fee of$139,136 far the first 5 years <br /> of the Contract and $54,270 for years 6 through 8. The total fee is $858,490. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The City owns two large elevated steel water tanks at E. Garfield Ave. and W. Division St. that <br /> were constructed in the mid 1950s. The Garfield tank is the larger of the two, and is slightly <br /> more critical to our water system. Steel tanks require periodic maintenance to keep rust to a <br /> minimum and ensure a long service life. The interior and exterior of both tanks were sandblasted <br /> and repainted in 1990. In our climate, tank paint typically performs well for 15 to 20 years. A <br /> 2007 engineering inspection reported that both tanks are in fair condition and need to be <br /> repainted soon to avoid having them sandblasted again before repainting. The benefits of <br /> repainting soon are to: <br /> � Ensure the highest quality protection of the steel tanks from corrosion. ' <br /> ➢ Ensure that the water stored in the tanks is of the highest possible quality. <br /> ➢ Ensure that the substantial additional expense of sandblasting befare repainting is i, <br /> avoided. � <br /> ➢ Ensure that the tanks and logos (currently an outline of the Transfer House) maintain a ��I <br /> high quality visual appearance. � <br /> The tanks also require annual inspections and tri-annual interior cleanings to further protect the I <br /> quality of the drinking water stored in them. Therefore, in order to consolidate all of the periodic <br /> maintenance activities that the tanks require, City staff contacted Utility Service Co. (USC) a <br /> firm that has offered water tank maintenance contracts for 23 years, to submit a contract for <br /> consideration. USC is the nation's largest water tank service provider, with just under 5,000 <br /> tanks currently under contract. <br /> City staff contacted several current USC customers, all of which reported high satisfaction with <br /> their maintenance contracts. Utilities contacted were Palos Park (one tank), Watseka (3 tanks), <br /> Glen Ellyn (one tank) and Glencoe (one tank) in Illinois; Racine, Wisconsin (4 tanks) and <br />