REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: DENIX D. ANBIAH, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
PAUL AMICO, PE, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CASSIE L. SCHOLZ, PE, Assistant Director
Capital Projects Department, Utilities Project Management Division
ANITA LUERA, Project Manager
Capital Projects Department, Utilities Project Management Division
SUBJECT
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Award a Construction Contract to Alpha1 Engineering, P.C. of Fresno, California, in the amount of $1,790,937.60, to construct the Well Site Improvements at Pump Station 208-2 Project (Bid File 12601634) (Fresno County)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council award a Construction Contract in the amount of $1,790,937.60 to Alpha1 Engineering, P.C. (Alpha1), as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Well Site Improvements at Pump Station 208-2 Project, and authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to sign and execute all documents on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Pump Station (PS) 208-2 will replace PS 208 and be located on the same property. The replacement well for PS 208-2 has been drilled and site improvements are now required to equip the well and commission the pump station for service. The Capital Projects Department seeks to award a contract in the amount of $1,790,937.60 to Alpha1 for construction of the Well Site Improvements at PS 208-2 Project (Project) following a competitive bidding process that identified them as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. Funding for the Project is included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Capital Improvement Budget within the Water Enterprise Fund.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Utilities operates and maintains more than 260 municipal groundwater wells and 3 surface water treatment facilities to meet the City's water customers' demands. The production wells provide between 40 and 50 percent of the water supply when surface water supplies are avai...
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