REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Authorize the Use of City Water Forces to Upgrade Three (3) Existing Water Services with Backflow Prevention Devices at 355 Reed Street
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
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 based on the following factors: (1) the work is limited in size and scope; (2) Water Utility forces have in-house knowledge and training in operating and maintaining the water system that can be leveraged to more economically perform this work; and (3) bidding out the work and contracting with a private entity would not likely result in a lower overall cost or time savings. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council declare and determine that City forces can better perform the installation of the following water facilities and approve the use of City forces for this purpose.
Location:
355 Reed Street
Type of Service:
Provide installation services for new public water improvements.
Description of Work:
Upgrade existing (3) - 1" water service with reduced pressure (RP) backflow prevention devices
Job Number:
592-1423-...
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