23 - WATER & SEWER LINE REPLACEMENTSItem No. 23
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: John Godwin, City Manager
SUBJECT: WATER & SEWER LINE REPLACEMENTS
DATE: January 6, 2015
BACKGROUND: Contract A ($1,867,769) was completed by B. Bray Construction in 2014,
within budget and on time.
Contract B1 is underway. Water line replacement on Maple is almost done; we saved over
$10,000 there by moving part of the water line out of the road. The contractor has been clearing
the easement for the sewer line replacement from Bonham to the Battles lift station (outside the
NW Loop), and is trying to get started on Houston Street at the West Loop (water and
sewer). We have encountered a problem manhole (6 -8 inches higher than the upstream man-
hole) that needs to be replaced with an additional 150 -feet of pipe.
At the October council meeting, staff and AECOM recommended adding bid alternates totaling
$42,250 to help improve road conditions on three BI streets after utility work is complete, and
the council approved those additive alternates. At that same council meeting we advised the
council that some future projects, especially Pine Bluff, would require more extensive road work
due to the expansive water and sewer work that may make the roadway irreparable. The council
concurred and we proceeded on that basis.
STATUS OF ISSUE: The single large project, which includes much of downtown and work in
the eastern areas of the city, and estimated at approximately $22 million, should be bid in March.
We have delayed completing design of needed improvements to the southeast lift station project
due to lack of final information on the Paris Lakes development; plans are at 90 %, but may have
to be changed.
BUDGET: Funds are budgeted.
RECOMMENDATION: Discussion only.