REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Resolution Approving the Use of City Forces for Water Service Connection Installation at 2200 Monroe 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 limited size and scope of the work outlined below can be best performed by City Forces. The Water Utility has in-house knowledge and the skillsets of 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: 2200 Monroe Street
Type of Service: Provide new installation services for public water improvements and abandonment of existing water utilities
Description of work: Abandon (2) existing 2" water service connections from fire hydrants and install (2) new 2" water services
Job Number: 592-1423-80300-7054-(i)30799
Cost Estimate: $83,381
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
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