Finance Committee - 06/03/2020 Page 4
From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Change Order No. 1 to the 2020 Sewer Replacement Project (Value: $975,125) Department: 169
Wastewater; Fund: Bond
MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AUTHORIZE
CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO THE 2020 SEWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $975,125
TO SUR CONSTRUCTION WEST, INC. FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 169 WASTEWATER;
FUND: BOND, BY ROLL CALL
ON THE QUESTION
Mayor Donchess
Mr. Hudson?
Mr. Hudson
Thank you. So earlier this year we engaged in the 2020 sewer replacement project, as you are aware; we do
a mix of lining and then also we need to repair some pipes, actually dig them. This is the repair project where
we are digging up pipes. We bid this project out and (inaudible) subsequent to that bidding, we’ve come to
realize through additional video inspection, that we have three pipes that are in dire need of repair. So this
would be a change order to replace those under the SUR Contract. The pipes that we are talking about are on
Water Street, Amherst Street, and Main Street and they all pre-date 1900’s. So certainly we have gotten our
circle of life out of them and we need to replace them. Alderwoman Klee?
Alderman Klee
Thank you so much, | appreciate this. | appreciate that we’ve done the video and we’ve found these issues.
I’ve been concerned about a number of the pipes, especially in Ward 3 and between Main Street an Amherst
Street and so. | guess | have to ask, how long when you are doing a pipe replacement especially something
that’s collapsed does this take, because | know that Main Street, obviously we know what’s going on there.
And Amherst Street has a lot of traffic and a lot of activity. So what can the public expect as far as delay and
so on.
Mr. Hudson
Sure, that’s a good question. This work by its nature takes a while to complete. We probably do 100 feet a
day if we are having a good day, so these projects are each hundreds of feet long. Each project takes a
couple weeks probably by the time we get in and get out. And we do the best we can with traffic in the
meantime. The one at West Hollis, Main Street and West Hollis, you may have seen the plates on the road.
We actually had cracks in that pipe. So that is in a very challenging location and our intention is to do that
work at night so we can try to reduce the traffic issues.
Alderman Klee
Follow up?
Mayor Donchess
Yes of course.
