REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Authorizing the Use of City Water Forces to Install Backflow Prevention Devices at 5452 Betsy Ross Drive and 2339 El Camino Real.
Report
BACKGROUND
Charter Section 1310 titled Contracts on Public Works states in part "that every contract involving an expenditure of more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) for the construction or improvement, (excluding maintenance and repair), of public buildings, works, streets, drains, sewers, utilities, parks and playgrounds shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder." The section further states that "the City Council may declare and determine that, in its opinion, the work in question may be performed better or more economically by the City with its own employees, and after the adoption of a resolution to this effect by at least four affirmative votes, it may proceed to have said work done in the manner stated, without further observance of the provisions of this section."
DISCUSSION
Staff believes that the work described below is best performed with City Forces to complete the limited size and scope of work outlined below. The Water Utility has in-house knowledge and trained personnel operating and maintaining water services that can be leveraged to perform this work more economically. Bidding out the work and contracting with a private entity would delay the construction projects. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council find that City Forces can best perform the installation of the following water services and approve the use of City Forces.
Location:
5452 Betsy Ross Drive
Type of Service:
Provide installation services for new public water improvements.
Description of Work:
Upgrade existing (1) - 8" fire service with RPDA backflow prevention device
Job Number:
592-1423-80300-7054-(i)30405
Cost Estimate
$ 42,155.00
Source of Revenue
Customer/Developer Contribution
Location:
2339 El Camino Real
Type of Service:
Provide installation services for new public wa...
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