REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 30, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: KEVIN L. NORGAARD, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
BY: ORLANDO M. GONZALEZ, PE, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
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Award a professional services contract to BSK Associates Engineering & Laboratories in the amount of $123,670 for materials testing and Special Inspection of the Southwest Quadrant Recycled Water Transmission Main (RWTM) Project SW1C
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council approve the Professional Services contract for $123,670 to BSK Associates Engineering & Laboratories for materials testing and Special Inspection for the RWTM, Project SW1C.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division is seeking to award a contract in the amount of $123,670 to BSK Associates Engineering & Laboratories for materials testing and special inspection services during the construction of SW1C. The SW1C project is the continuation of the RWTM, starting at the terminus of SW1B. The primary purpose of this construction project is to establish the third portion of the recycled water distribution pipeline to bring tertiary treated water from the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (RWRF) into Roeding Park.
BACKGROUND
The SW1C project is the third of five phases of the SWQ and is approximately 5 miles in length. Phase three will continue from the terminus of phase two and convey recycled water from Belmont and Marks Avenue into Roeding Park. This project was anticipated originally to be constructed in FY17 but is being awarded in FY16 in order to speed water delivery to the areas up to and including Roeding Park. The first three phases of the SWQ should be completed and delivering water into Roeding Park in October 2016. The October 2...
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