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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DATE: October 26, 2015 <br /> <br />ITEM NO: 12 <br /> <br />Department Approval: Administrator Reviewed: Agenda Section: <br />Name Adam T. Edwards RJO Public Works Director/ <br />Title Public Works Director City Engineer’s Report <br /> <br />Item Description: 2015 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project <br />List of Exhibits <br />A- Project Area Map <br />B- Engineer’s Estimate <br />C- MCES Grant Letter of Intent, dated September 10, 2015 <br /> <br />1. Purpose. The purpose of this action item is to gain council approval to solicit Bids for the 2015 <br />sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. <br /> <br />2. Background. Metropolitan Council Environmental Services (MCES) provide sanitary sewer <br />treatment for the majority of communities (including Orono) in the Minneapolis / St. Paul <br />metropolitan area. In 2004, MCES commissioned a task force including representative from <br />surrounding communities, to look into the growing problem of Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) and <br />how it will affect the treatment capabilities of MCES. In 2005, MCES developed a surcharge <br />program which required communities, who were identified as communities who contribute <br />excessive I&I, to address the issue or be fined by MCES. Orono was identified as one of the <br />communities who contribute excessive I&I to MCES’s system. The 2015 MCES I&I Surcharge <br />is $121,827. This charge can be offset by any I&I improvement projects the city undertakes this <br />year. <br /> <br />3. Project Scope. The sanitary sewer rehabilitation project will consist of Cured in Place Pipe <br />(CIPP ) lining approximately 4,915 feet of 1964-69 sanitary sewer pipes, manhole reconstruction, <br />and lid replacement (Exhibit A). These sewer lines are located in low lying areas where the pipe <br />is below the groundwater elevation. These lines have significant I&I issues and the City will <br />further reduce the amount of water entering the system and being treated by MCES. <br /> <br />3. Cost. The Engineer’s Estimate for the project is $256,534. (Exhibit B) <br /> <br />4. Funding. This project will be funded through the Sanitary Sewer Enterprise Fund and a <br />$25,000 grant from MCES (exhibit C). $250,000 was budgeted in the Capital Improvement <br />Plan. <br /> <br />5. Timing. Project is to be completed by the end of July 2016. <br /> <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br /> <br />Motion to authorize the solicitation of bids for the 2015 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project.