Legislation Details

File #: ID 26-599    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/1/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/21/2026 Final action: 5/21/2026
Title: Actions pertaining to the Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 185 Project (Bid File 12601614) (Council District 6): 1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15303/Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines 2. Award a Construction Contract in the amount of $2,272,653 to W. M. Lyles Co. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder
Sponsors: Capital Projects Department, Department of Public Utilities
Attachments: 1. 26-599 Categorical Exemption, 2. 26-599 Formal Procurement Evaluation, 3. 26-599 Standardized Construction Contract
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
Title
Actions pertaining to the Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 185 Project (Bid File 12601614) (Council District 6):
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15303/Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
2. Award a Construction Contract in the amount of $2,272,653 to W. M. Lyles Co. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder

Body
RECOMMENDATIONS

Staff recommends that the City Council (1) adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15301/Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and 15303/Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, and (2) award a Construction Contract in the amount of $2,272,653 to W. M. Lyles Co. as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder for the Wellhead Treatment Improvements at Pump Station 185 Project (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

The Capital Projects Department seeks to award a wellhead treatment system Construction Contract in the amount of $2,272,653 to W. M. Lyles Co. following a competitive bidding process that identified them as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. The scope of work includes modification to the existing granular activated carbon (GAC) system, construction and installation of an aeration tank, a booster pump, treatment process piping, and ...

Click here for full text