REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 15, 2016
FROM: THOMAS C. ESQUEDA, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Planning Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Water Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Akel Engineering Group, Inc., a California Corporation for $600,000 for Water Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling. (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Akel Engineering Group, Inc., a California Corporation for $600,000 for Water Distribution System Hydraulic Modeling.
2. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the contract on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) has a drinking water service area that covers nearly 114 square miles and serves approximately 513,000 residential customers and 35,000 commercial and industrial accounts through a network of approximately 1,800 miles of pipe. The City owns a water distribution system hydraulic computer model that simulates the operation of the City's water distribution system. This project is needed to assess changes to water system operations and distribution system water quality, and it will be used to conduct those assessments and assessments of other distribution system changes resulting from the construction of the Southeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (Facility). Akel Engineering Group was selected as being best to meet the City's needs for this project.
BACKGROUND
The City of Fresno (City) has a drinking water service area that covers nearly 114 square miles and serves approximately 513,000 residential customers and 35,000 commercial and industrial accounts through a network of approximately 1,800 miles of pipe. The City's water demands are approximately 130,000 acre-feet annually, which is met by 86% groundwater and 14% treated surface water. Groundwater production i...
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