2015_0126_CCpacket - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

foundation drains from sanitary sewers and repairing leaky sanitary sewer pipes. To urge 37 compliance, MCES incorporated surcharges for communities with excess I/I. Roseville, along 38 with 74 other cities, was identified as a contributor of excess I/I. The bid alternate for this 39 project includes a basic sump pump inspection while the contractor performs the meter 40 replacements. The sump pump inspections would be a brief questionnaire with the following 41 questions asked: Does the home have a sump pump, where does the sump pump discharge to, 42 does the sump basket have a solid cover, is the discharge piping rigid material and is an 43 extension cord used? 44 The bid alternate provided by Ferguson Waterworks is a cost-effective method in which to 45 complete sump pump inspections and gather information on the homes we are installing water 46 meters. Per City ordinance 802.08, it is illegal to have a sump pump connected to the sanitary 47 sewer system. Completing sump pump inspections in residential homes will provide staff 48 preliminary information on how many illegal connections there are, and whether this is a major 49 contributing factor to the City’s I/I problem. Staff will use the collected data to develop further 50 I/I reduction plans in the City for recommendation to the City Council. Staff is also reviewing 51 the Sanitary Sewer Ordinance for any updates that may be necessary to carry out the additional 52 inspection. 53 The following three bids were opened on December 30, 2014: 54 Contractor Cost per Total Meter AlternateTotalProject Total meterCostsper Sump Alternate InstallationPump Inspection Ferguson$52.00 $260,000 $1.30 $6,500 $266,500 Waterworks Midwest $55.00 $275,000 $5.00 $25,000 $300,000 Testing SL Serco $60.00 $300,000 $10.00 $50,000 $350,000 If the City Council approves the bid alternate, staff will review the existing ordinance with the 55 City Attorney for any needed amendments to allow sump pump inspections to be completed. 56 Amendments to the ordinance will be brought to the City Council at a future meeting. 57 POLICY OBJECTIVE 58 To provide efficient, accurate metering and billing for water use and to provide excellent 59 customer service to all utility customers. Based on past practice, the City Council has awarded 60 contracts to the lowest responsible bidder. In this bid solicitation the lowest bidder is Ferguson 61 Waterworks. A bid alternate was included in the event Council wishes to address inflow and 62 infiltration (I/I) through sump pump inspections. 63 FINANCIAL IMPACTS 64 Staff received three bids for the 2015 Meter Replacement Project. The low bid submitted by 65 Ferguson Waterworks of $266,500 for the meter replacements will be funded by the Water 66 Utility Fund. The approximately $100,000 of avoided price increases by purchasing the 67 remaining meters and radios in 2014 will offset some of this contract cost. Their bid of $6,500 68 Page 2 of 3