REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CASSIE L. SCHOLZ, PE, Licensed Engineer Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SARAH AGUILA, Project Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Reject the Sole Bid received for the Sewer Rehabilitation in area bound by Ashlan, Millbrook, Gettysburg, and Cedar Avenues. (Bid File 12402299) (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council reject the sole bid received for the Sewer Rehabilitation in area bound by Ashlan, Millbrook, Gettysburg, and Cedar Avenues (Project).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) - Wastewater Management Division (WMD) seeks to reject the sole bid proposal received for the Project. The bid proposal received in the amount of $9,792,455, was 22.4 percent above the engineer's estimate.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno's (City) WMD maintains approximately 25,580 access structures and 1,600 miles of sewer collections and conveyance pipes. To ensure the reliability of this extensive pipe network, different portions of the system are designated annually for rehabilitation. The sewer infrastructure for this Project was identified in the Wastewater Collections System Infrastructure Renewal and Replacement Plan conducted by Akel Engineering Group, Inc., in 2020, to identify high priority sewer mains throughout the City for rehabilitation.
The Project consists of the rehabilitation of approximately 14,161 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch diameter sewer mains in the area bound by Ashlan, Millbrook, Gettysburg, and Cedar Avenues via the installation of Cured-In-Place-Pipe (CIPP). The CIPP method involves inserting a flexible liner inside the existing pipe, inflating the liner, and exposing it to heat or ultraviolet light to dry and harden the liner inside the pipe. The Project also involves manhole stru...
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