TO:
Honorable Mayor Powell and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
David N. Carmany, City Manager
FROM:
Jim Arndt, Public Works Director
Steve Finton, City Engineer
SUBJECT: Title
Plans and Specifications for the FY2012-2013 Gravity Sewer Main Rehabilitation Project Including Sewer Spot Repairs at 34 locations in Areas 1, 2, and 3 (bounded by Manhattan Beach Boulevard, Ardmore Avenue, Aviation Boulevard and the Southerly City Limit) and Sewer Main Replacement in 11th Place from Ardmore Avenue to Highview Avenue.
APPROVE
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve the plans and specifications and authorize the City Manager to solicit construction bids for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Gravity Sewer Main Rehabilitation Project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sewer Enterprise funds in the amount of $900,000 have been appropriated by City Council for this project through the Fiscal Year 2011-12 and Fiscal Year 2012-13 Capital Improvement Budget. Total expenditures are anticipated to be $600,326 leaving an anticipated balance of appropriations in the amount of $299,674. A summary of appropriations and anticipated expenditures in tabular format is provided in Attachment 1.
BACKGROUND:
City Council has committed to an accelerated infrastructure investment program. Increases in sewer rates have generated funding needed to make the important infrastructure improvements. In 2008 and 2009, 53% of the City’s 81.6 miles of sanitary sewer mains were inspected using closed circuit television. In 2010 an additional 22.8% were inspected. These closed circuit television inspections allow staff to pinpoint problems in sewer mains such that spot repairs can be performed in lieu of full pipeline replacement. The plans and specifications include spot repairs at 34 locations in the Hill and southeast areas of the City and full main replacement of the segment of the sewer main in 11th Place from Ard...
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