REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: JESUS A. GONZALEZ, PE, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SARAH AGUILA, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Award a consultant services agreement to Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $211,600, inclusive of a $20,000 contingency, for the design of sewer rehabilitation improvements in the area bound by Ashlan, Millbrook, Gettysburg, and Cedar Avenues (Council District 4).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council award a consultant services agreement to Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $211,600, which includes a $20,000 contingency, for the design of sewer rehabilitation improvements in the area bound by Ashlan, Millbrook, Gettysburg and Cedar Avenues (Project); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Through a detailed analysis of the wastewater collection system, the Wastewater Collection Sewer Master Plan (Plan) identified sewer mains and access structures in need of rehabilitation and replacement. The Project will rehabilitate approximately 18,797 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch diameter sewer mains and access structures exhibiting structural deficiencies. After a competitive consultant selection process, the Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division (WMD), seeks to award a consultant services agreement for the Project in the amount not to exceed $211,600, inclusive of a $20,000 contingency, to Blair, Church and Flynn Consulting Engineers, Inc.
BACKGROUND
The WMD maintains approximately 1,594 miles of sewer mains and 25,097 access structures. To ensure the reliability of infrastructure m...
Click here for full text