REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: BRIAN E. RUSSELL, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Streets, Landscape, and Graffiti Divisions
MARK A. RIVAS, Senior Management Analyst
Public Works Department, Streets, Landscape, and Graffiti Divisions
SUBJECT
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Award a requirements contract to ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. for one year with four optional one-year extensions in the amount up to $165,900.00 per year to provide annual backflow assembly testing and certification for various facilities and parks (Bid File 12301639) (City Wide)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council award a requirements contract in the amount up to $165,900.00 plus 20% contingency per year for one-year with the option for four, one-year extensions to ACCO Engineered Systems, Inc. of Pasadena, California as the best value for annual backflow assembly testing and certification and to authorize the Public Works Director or designee to sign the contract on the City's behalf.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Landscape Division of Public Works is seeking a requirements contract to procure annual backflow assembly testing and certification for various City facilities and parks. A backflow assembly is a device that is connected to the potable water service and protects the City's water source from the possibility of contaminated water back flowing into the City's public water system. California Administrative Code Title 17, sections 7583 through 7605 and Chapter 6, Article 8 of the Fresno Municipal Code requires that they are tested annually. This contract will test approximately 1800 backflow assemblies annually that serve various City landscape irrigation systems throughout the City. Once the backflow device is tested, the City is required by the State to document that all backflow prevention assemblies are tested and in proper functioning condition. The Landscape Maintenance Division coordinate...
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