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AGENDA TITLE:
MEETING DATE
PREPARED BY:
Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Water
Meter Program Phase 5
December 17,2014
Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED AGTION: Approve plans and specifications and authorize advertisement for
bids for Water Meter Program Phase 5.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At the May 2,2007 City Council meeting, the Water Meter Retrofit
Policy was adopted. The primary objectives of the Water Meter
Retrofit Policy were to accelerate the installation of residentialwater
meters and shorten the time period during which customers would be paying for water on flat rate versus
on usage base.
At the October 20,2010 City Council meeting, a seven-year construction phasing was approved and the
property owner meter payment was capped at $300 per parcel. The first of seven construction projects
was awarded by Council in March 2011 and included the installation of 3,698 meters and the
replacement of 4,220 feet of water main. The second construction project was awarded in March 2012
and included the installation of 2,111 meters and the replacement of 26,350 feet (five miles) of water
main. The third construction project was awarded in Marcn2013 and included the installation of
1,465 meters and the replacement of 20,310 feet (3.8 miles) of water main. The fourth construction
project was awarded in March 2014 and included the installation of 1,334 meters and the replacement of
approximately 24,000 (4.5 miles) of water main. The Water Meter Program has been lengthened to an
eight-year project by dividing Phase 7 into two phases. This was done to reduce construction impacts in
the Phase 7 area and to preserve fund balance in the water utility.
The project area for Phase 5 is presented in Exhibit A and includes the installation of 908 meters and the
replacement of approximately 16,840 feet (3.2 miles) of water main. The estimated construction cost of
$5.309 million (including the cost of the water meter assemblies, construction administration, inspection
and contingencies) is in line with previous estimates. Construction is expected to begin in April and
conclude in November 2015.
Plans and specifications for the project are on file in the Public Works Department. The planned bid
opening date is February 5,2015.
FISCAL IMPACT: Water main leak and service repairs will be reduced. No additional costs
will be incurred for reading of the meters as they are automatically read
concurrent with the reading of the electric meters.
FUND¡NG AVAILABLE: Funding will be identified at p ct award
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Attachmentcc: Lance Roberts, Utilities Superintendent - Public Works
Tony Valdivia, RMC Water and Environment
APPROVED:
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bauer, City Manager
12t4t2014
CITY COUNCIL
PHIL KATZAKIAN, Mayor
LARRY D. HANSEN,
Mayor Pro Tempore
BOB JOHNSON
JOANNE L. MOUNCE
ALAN NAKANISHI
CITY OF LODI
KONRADT BARTLAM
City Manager
RANDI JOHL-OLSON
City Clerk
D. STEVEN SCHWABAUER
City Attorney
F. WALLY SANDELIN
Public Works Director
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
P.O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241 -1910
(209) 333-6706
FAX (209) 333-6710
EMAIL pwdept@lodi.gov
http:\\www.lod i.gov
December 10,2014
Tony Valdivia
RMC Water and Environment
2001 N. Main Street, Ste.400
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
SUBJECT: Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for
Water Meter Program Phase 5
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an ¡tem on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, December 17,2014. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m.in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
This item is on the consent calendar and is usually not discussed unless a
Council Member requests discussion. The public is given an opportunity to address
items on the consent calendar at the appropriate time.
lf you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi, P. O. Box 3006, Lodi, California,95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand-deliver the letter to Ciiy Hall, 221 West Pine Street.
lf you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting) and
give it to the City Clerk. lf you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Jennifer M. Robison, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702.
lf yo¡r have any questions about the item itself, please call me at (209) 333-6706.
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Enclosure
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