REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 18, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: KEVIN L. NORGAARD, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities
BY: SARAH AGUILA, Senior Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Wastewater Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Reject all bids for sewer rehabilitation/replacement in the Congo and H/Broadway Downtown Alleys (Bid File 3429) (Council District 3)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council reject all bids received for the Sewer Rehabilitation/Replacement in the Congo and H/Broadway Downtown Alleys.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division is seeking to reject all bids received for the Sewer Rehabilitation/Replacement in the Congo and H/Broadway Downtown Alleys. There were two bids submitted, the lowest bid was withdrawn, and the second bid was 90% above the engineer's estimate.
BACKGROUND
The Collection System Maintenance work group performed an inspection of the Downtown sewer systems. The goal of these inspections was to evaluate the structural and capacity handling capability of all the downtown sewer pipes. The investigation was done using Closed Circuit Television (CCTV). Through this investigation, portions of these sewer pipes were found to have structural deficiencies such as cracks and voids, some are past the design useful life and other pipes are undersized per the current City Standard design requirements.
The ages of the pipes in the project area range from 1890 to 1962. The typical design life of a sewer pipe is 50 to 75 years. The advanced age, and structural deficiencies discovered in these areas require that portions of the sewer pipes be rehabilitated and others removed and replaced.
Plans and specifications were prepared for the project. A Notice Inviting Bids was published on June 6, 2016, and posted on the City's website. The specificat...
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