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Resolution to Approve a Construction Contract Extension No. 1 for the 2023 Sewer Lining Project (RFP 23-41) with SAK Construction, LLC for the 2024 Sewer Lining Project ($4,287,875.12)
Memorandum
Attached for your review and approval is a resolution to approve construction contract extension number 1 with SAK Construction, LLC, in the amount of $4,287,875.12, for the 2024 Sewer Lining Project which also updates the locations and adjusts prices not to exceed 3%.
This project includes lining approximately 34,000 feet of sanitary and storm sewer at multiple locations throughout the City, as well as contingencies to repair or maintain segments of pipe where lining is not feasible. In addition, the project will line 50 sanitary sewer manholes to aid in limiting stormwater infiltration into the sanitary sewer system. The project locations were identified by City staff as in need of repair.
Lining is a "trenchless" technology that enables pipe repair or maintenance without disturbing the surface above. During lining, new material is pumped into the existing pipe, creating a new pipe inside the existing one. The process is not only cost effective but eliminates the need for extensive excavation and lengthy traffic control measures, thereby minimizing traffic disruption. The project is expected to begin in May 2025.
The original contract was bid through the City's Procurement Unit on September 7, 2023. City Council awarded SAK the project on October 16, 2023 through Resolution R-23-374 which authorized the City Administrator to approve an extension of the project for one additional year; however, it erroneously stated that the rates would be locked in for two years. RFP 23-41 stated that a one-time cost escalator of no greater than 3% may be added to the submitted unit prices for the extension, thus the need to return to Council to approve the extension. The 2024 Sewer Lining Project includes unit prices that are escalated by no more than 3% from the original b...
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