REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 2, 2021
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SAMUEL NADORES, Professional Engineer
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Reject all bids for the Furnish and Install Contract for the purchase and installation of a replacement control valve on the Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline at the City of Fresno's Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (Bid File 3786) (Council District 6).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council reject the bid proposals received for the purchase and installation of a replacement control valve on the Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline at the Northeast Surface Water Treatment Facility (NESWTF) (Project).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, seeks to reject the bid proposals received for the Project. There were two bid proposals received in the amounts of $350,000.00 and $396,212.00, submitted by Faysal Construction and TCB Industrial, Inc., respectively. The apparent low bidder Faysal Construction submitted a proposal with a contract price that was 63.6% above the engineers estimate. The replacement valve is needed in order for the NESWTF to operate at its rated capacity.
BACKGROUND
The new 5.5-mile long, 60-inch diameter, Friant-Kern Canal Pipeline conveys surface water from the Friant-Kern Canal to the existing NESWTF. This pipeline eliminates nearly 54-miles of otherwise open channel canal conveyance and improves the protection and quality of the raw water delivered to the NESWTF. Construction on the pipeline was completed in May 2018.
Completion of this pipeline reduces dependence on groundwater, maximizes access to water from the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and serves as the primary and protected source of water to the treatment facility, enabling improved source wate...
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