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A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 23-19 TO INCREASE THE PROJECT COST TO BID AND AWARD THE STATE ROUTE 303 WATER TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: The City's initial project cost was $2,600,000, however due to increased construction costs, staff is requesting an additional $450,503.50, for a total cost of $3,050,503.50. The project will involve the replacement of the existing water transmission main and water service connections within the right-of-way along SR 303 from the City of Hudson Water Plant to Boston Mills Road.
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Legislative History
Res No. 23-19 - Permission to Bid and Award; 2/21/2023
Purpose & Explanation
The project will replace the existing, 50 plus-year-old, 16" diameter asbestos cement transmission main on SR 303 with a new 12" and 16" diameter transmission main from the City of Hudson water plant, approximately 6,800 feet east to Boston Mills Road . The project also includes the replacement of water services within the right-of-way between the main line and the right-of-way. These sections of the existing transmission main have had multiple breaks over the last twenty years, have exceeded its useful life for asbestos cement pipe and continues to be a maintenance issue for the City Public Works Department, and was ranked No. 3 for replacement of water mains in the 2015 Water Main Rankings study. Besides reducing maintenance and interruptions to the residents, the new transmission main will improve fire flows in this area, provide more flexibility to isolate the water main during emergencies and introduce water tie-in connections on Nicholson Drive and Independence Drive.
The Engineering Department bid this project out on April 18, 2023. One bid was received in the amount of $3,383,147.00, which was approximately 37% above our Engineer's Estimate of $2,475,008.00. City staff re-reviewed the project, conducted additional hydraulic modeling of the water system, collected add...
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