REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 16, 2018
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Interim Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: PATRICIA DIEP, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - To revise Reimbursement Resolution No. 2014-205 to increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund Low Interest Loan funding for the City of Fresno's Recycled Water Distribution System, Southwest Quadrant to $70,600,000 (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council:
1. Approve a revised Reimbursement Resolution to increase Clean Water State Revolving Fund Low Interest Loan funding to $70,600,000 for construction of the Recycled Water Distribution System, Southwest Quadrant.
2. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the Amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 11, 2014, City Council adopted a Reimbursement Resolution to enable the City of Fresno to obtain State Revolving Fund (SRF) Low-Interest Loan funding for the Recycled Water Distribution System (RWDS), Southwest Quadrant projects. The originally projected design cost did not consider the splitting of work into separate construction contracts to facilitate greater local contactor participation, re-alignment of pipeline to accommodate more recycled water users and reduce construction risk, and greater than anticipated costs for environmental document preparation. In addition, the original projected construction values did not include certain construction elements necessary to standardize the construction of raw water, drinking water, and recycled water large diameter transmission pipelines, including installation of specialized corrosion control systems and trench backfill materials. These design and construction cost increases combined with other economic influences have resulted in hi...
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