TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
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Approval of plans and specifications for the Main Street and Providence Avenue Sewer Improvements and Tustin Street Storm Drain Rehabilitation Project; authorization to advertise for bids; and finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption.
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2. SUMMARY
Plans and specifications for the Main Street and Providence Avenue Sewer Improvements and Tustin Street Storm Drain Rehabilitation project have been completed, and the project is ready to be advertised for bids. The total estimated construction cost, including contingencies and construction engineering is $552,668.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Approve the plans and specifications and authorize advertising for Bid No. 25-26.01; Main Street and Providence Avenue Sewer Improvements and Tustin Street Storm Drain Rehabilitation Project (SP-4307).
2. Find that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines 15301 (Class 1(c) - Existing Facilities).
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
None
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City of Orange prepared an update to the Sewer Collection System Master Plan in 2012 as a planning tool to mitigate potential cumulative impacts to the sewer collection system from the City's 2010 General Plan. The Sewer Master Plan (SMP) identifies projects that replace aging and structurally deficient sewer infrastructure and enhance pipeline capacity. In addition to the SMP, the Public Works Engineering Division coordinates with the Public Works Field Services Division to ensure that field observations of sewer repair hotspots and localized failures are identified and addressed as part of the Capital Improvement Program. The identified locat...
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