HomeMy WebLinkAboutConsent Calendar #3 6-22-87AGENDA DAR Corn DATE' &UNE 17, 1987 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIAM HUSTON' CITY MANAGER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION EMERGENCY WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT RE COMMENDAT I ON: For the City Council meeting of June 22, 1987. Pass and adopt the attached Resolution declaring that public interest and necessity demands .the expenditure of public money to safeguard life and health for the installation of 900_+ lineal feet of water main in Hewes Avenue southerly of Fai rhaven Avenue. BACKGROUND: ,'he proposed area of work is located on Hewes Avenue between Fairhaven Avenue and a point approximately 900 feet southerly of Fairhaven Avenue. The widening of Hewes Avenue at this location is a part of the residential development, Tract No. 12489 in the unincorporated territory of the County which is currently under const ructi on. DISCUSS I ON: Within the segment of Hewes Avenue adjacent to Tract No. 12489, an old steel, water transmission main exists at a.shallow depth. This main has experienced numerous leaks over the past couple of years and is ready for replacement, but has not'yet been schedul ed. The proposed street pavement structural section on Hewes Avenue is 24 inches and combined with the shallow depth of the water main will require a slurry backfill over the water main. This will impose a continual problem when City crews are required to repair leaks on this water main. , ! In order to minimize the need for leak repairs and the excavation of a new street on Hewes, staff is proposing that the City install 900 + lineal feet of new 10 inch water main to replace the deteriorated segment of p~eline adjacent to Tract No. 12489. The estimated cost for this work is as follows: Materi al s .......... $ 7,500.00 In-House Labor ..... 5,400.00 $12,900.00 The materials purchase is proposed to be funded under the current 1986-87 budget operations account. ~UNE 17, 1987 AGE TWO In order to proceed with this project on an emergency basis and on an accelerated time schedule, it will be necessary to waive the formal bid requirements. The attached Resolution provides the authorization for staff to proceed with said work on an emergency basis. It is requested that this Resolution be passed and adopted by the City .Council on June 22, 1987. Passage of the Resolution requires a four/fifths vote of the City Council. Bob Ledendecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer BL:jm RESOLUTION NO. 87-74 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING THAT PUBLIC INTEREST AND NECESSITY DEMANDS IMMEDIATE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO SAFEGUARD LIFE AND HEALTH 0 WHEREAS, certain street improvements are under construction along Hewes Avenue southerly of Fairhaven Avenue in the unincorporated territory of the ? County of Orange; and 8 WHEREAS, a deteriorated water main exists within the limits of the proposed Hewes Avenue street construction; and WHEREAS, it has been determined that the deteriorated water main should 10 be replaced to minimize the requirement of water main leak repairs and the necessity for excavating in public streets. 1! NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does resolve as follows: SECTION 1. There is an immediate need to replace the deteriorated water 13 main along Hewes Avenue southerly of Fairhaven Avenue. 14 SECTION 2. That the public interest and necessity demands the immediate expenditure of public money to safeguard life and health. 15 SECTION 3. The Director of Publ'ic Works/City Engineer is directed to 10 take steps to inm~ediately eliminate said' conditions in this emergency without 17 complying with the formal bidding procedures, for public contracts. SECTION 4. This action is taken pursuant to Section 20168 of the Public 18 Contract Code of the State of California. 19 20 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Tustin held on the 22nd day of June, 1987. 21 22 23 Ri chard B. Edgar, Mayor 24 ATTEST: 25 26 ~ary E. Wynn, 27 City Clerk 28