REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 27, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: DEJAN PAVIC, PE, Public Utilities Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: SARAH AGUILA, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the design of North Avenue sewer trunk main realignment (Council Districts 3 and 5, County of Fresno):
1. Award a consultant services agreement to Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $210,920
2. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on behalf of the City of Fresno
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council award a consultant services agreement to Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $210,920, including a contingency of $20,000, for professional engineering services to design the realignment of a section of the North Avenue sewer trunk main (Project) and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the agreement on the behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division, is seeking to award a Consultant Services Agreement for professional engineering services to Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the amount not to exceed $210,920, including a contingency of $20,000, to design the realignment of a section of the North Avenue sewer trunk main. Structural instability of the existing main requires the sewer main to be realigned. The Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) inspection found the condition of the said section of sewer trunk main to be structurally deficient and unable to support a point repair. This section of the sewer trunk main must be realigned to relieve stress on the existing sewer pipe caused by hydrogen sulfide gas erosion.
BACKGROUND
The existing sewer trunk main in North Avenue tra...
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