REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 15, 2020
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: ROBERT A. DIAZ, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the construction of 2,700 linear feet of 16-inch diameter water main for the Armstrong - Kings Canyon to Butler Water Main Replacement Project (Bid File 3742) (Council District 5 and Fresno County):
1. Adopt a finding of Notice of Exemption pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15282(k), Public Resources Code Section 21080.21 (California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to any project of less than one mile in length within a public street for the replacement of an existing pipeline within a public street)
2. Award a construction contract to West Valley Construction Company, Inc., in the amount of $809,298
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a finding of Notice of Exemption pursuant to 14 CCR Section 15282(k), Public Resources Code Section 21080.21 (California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), does not apply to any project of less than one mile in length within a public street for the replacement of an existing pipeline within a public street); award a construction contract to West Valley Construction Company, Inc. (West Valley), in the amount of $809,298, for the construction of 2,700 linear feet of 16-inch diameter water main for the Armstrong - Kings Canyon to Butler Water Main Replacement Project (Project); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign and execute all documents on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division, seeks to award a water main replacement and service transfers construction contract to West Valley following a competitive bid...
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