REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 11, 2017
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 $496,122 for Water Infrastructure Renewal and Replacement Plan Development (Citywide)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Akel Engineering Group, Inc., a California Corporation for $496,122 for Water Infrastructure Renewal and Replacement Plan Development.
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) currently owns, operates and maintains a network of approximately 1,800 miles of drinking water distribution pipelines, 240 active municipal wells and the 30 million gallon per day Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility. This project is needed to identify and prioritize pipeline, well and treatment facility renewal and replacement projects, using a 5-year planning horizon. After conducting a competitive process to select consultants to provide professional services, Akel Engineering Group was selected as the best value to meet the City's needs for this project.
BACKGROUND
The 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. Approximately 86% of the demand is met through the use of groundwater and the other 14% through the use of treated surface water.
Groundwater is produced by approximately 240 active municipal wells, all of which may be necessary to meet customer demands. Well repla...
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