REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW14-12 for Waterline Replacement 2012-2013 Phase 3 and Finding of CEQA Categorical Exemption
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $988,001 to K.J. Woods Construction, Inc. of San Francisco for Waterline Replacement 2012-2013 Phase 3 (Public Works Project No. UW-13/03-13). Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $98,800.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a categorical exemption pursuant to Class 2, Section 15302(c) for the rehabilitation of existing facilities.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City's water utility is aging and has many infrastructure renovation needs, both in the short-term and over a longer period. Capital Project 825451 (City-wide Water Line Replacement) provides for the ongoing replacement of aged and damaged water lines. The project also provides standardization on piping materials (PVC C-900 pipe), replaces valves and fire hydrants, and upgrades fittings for seismic stability.
Waterline Replacement 2012-2013 Phase 3, along with Phases 1 and 2, consolidate several years of annual waterline replacement projects in order to ensure the expenditure of Bond Proceeds received in 2010. Construction of the Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects were completed in 2013.
The scope of work for this project includes the replacement of approximately 5,000 linear feet of existing water lines, 122 water service lines, gate valves, meters, meter boxes and fire hydrants at the following locations: Fernwood Circle, Carroll Street between Old San Francisco and Iowa, Jarvis Court, Jackson Avenue and 1261-1271 Oakmead Parkway.
This project was bid as follows:
Bid Notice: Advertised in The Sun on May 4, 2014;
Provided to 18 Bay Area Builder's Exchanges;
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