REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: JESUS A. GONZALEZ, PE, Assistant Director
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the North Avenue sewer trunk main realignment (Council Districts 3, 5 and Fresno County):
1. RESOLUTION - Adopt Resolution authorizing an exception to the formal bidding procedures and award a sole source telecommunications adjustment agreement with CenturyLink Communications, LLC.
2. Award a telecommunications adjustment agreement in the amount of $675,081.78 with CenturyLink Communications, LLC, for relocation of telecommunications facilities that conflict with the North Avenue sewer trunk main realignment project.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing an exception to the formal bidding procedures and award a sole source telecommunications adjustment agreement with CenturyLink Communications, LLC, (Lumen) in the amount of $675,081.78 to relocate telecommunications facilities that conflict with the North Avenue sewer trunk main realignment (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
A portion of the North Avenue sewer trunk main collapsed and was later determined to be structurally deficient, unable to support point repairs, and requiring replacement with a new alignment. Construction activities are ongoing but have been put on hold due to unforeseen utility conflicts with Lumen telecommunications facilities. Due to utility ownership, Lumen, through its short-listed contractors, must relocate their telecommunications facilities, the cost of which must be reimbursed by the City. The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division (WMD), is seeking to approve a sole source telecommunications adjustment agreement with L...
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