11-BID AWARD FOR TWDB PHASE I WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECTmemo�andum
TO: City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Shawn Napier, P.E., Director of Engineering, Planning & Development
SUBJECT: BID AWARD FOR THE TWDB PHASE I WATER LINE REPLACEMENT
PROJECT
DATE: April 15, 2013
BACKGROL7ND: The City of Paris received a low interest loan from the Texas Water
Development Board for a Drinking Water State Revolving Fund in the amount of $3.4-million
dollars. The loan will fund the replacement of 15 water line projects from the CiTy's Capital
Improvement Project list (location map attached). The project was qualified as a green project
and enabled the City for 15% ($510,317.00) loan forgiveness. This reduced the loan amount to
$2,900,000.00. The project has been separated into two projects. The first phase includes the
following projects that will be replacing existing cast iron pipes:
Sperry St. from 13th SW to 15t" SW
3rd NE from Henderson to Lamar
3rd NE from Lamar to E. Kaufman
South Church St. from Washington to Hearn
Deshong, Lewis and Stone
STATUS OF ISSUE: Bids are going to be opened on April 19th and City Council will be
provided a recommendation and bid tabulation at the meeting. The Sperry St. project listed
above has been bid as an alternate. The Sperry St. project could be done by the contractor or
given to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Crew depending on the bid and the schedule of
the CIP Crew.
BUDGET: This will be funded from the Texas Water Development Board loan.
RECOMMENDATION: Award a bid for the Phase I, TWDB water line replacement project.
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