REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 4, 2021
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to North Avenue sewer trunk main realignment (Bid File 3699) (Council Districts 3 and 5):
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15302(c) and 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
2. Award a construction contract to Emmett's Excavation, Inc., of Clovis, California, in the amount of $6,372,238
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Sections 15302 and 15303 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines for the North Avenue sewer trunk main realignment (Project); award a construction contract for the Project to Emmett's Excavation, Inc., in the amount of $6,372,238; 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
Structural instability of the existing sewer pipe requires the main be replaced. The discovery of a sink hole by Fresno Irrigation District staff, was determined to be the result of the failure of a section of the large diameter sewer main. Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) inspection found the condition of this 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 replaced in a new alignment to divert flows away from the existing sewer pipe which has deteriorated from hydrogen sulfide gas corrosion. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division (WMD), is seeking to award a construction contract for the Project to Emmett's Excavation, Inc., in the amount of $6,372,238.
BACKGROUND
The existing sewer trunk main in North Avenue conveys an...
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