Title
Approval of Task Order No. 4 (Amendment #2), AGR20-48c (Amendment #2) with Wilson & Company in the Amount of $164,306.18 for the Purpose of the Remaining Engineering Services for the Jemez Mountain Regional Fire Protection System
Recommended Action
I move that the Board of Public Utilities recommend Task Order No. 4 (Amendment #2), AGR20-48c with Wilson & Company for the purpose of engineering services for the Jemez Mountain Regional Fire Protection System in the amount of $164,306.18, plus applicable gross receipts tax and forward to Council for approval.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that the Board approve the motion as presented.
Body
The Jemez Mountain Regional Fire Protection Project has been planned for years and progressed slowly through various jurisdictional approvals. The project will convey water from the existing potable water system in Los Alamos to Pajarito Mountain to provide domestic water to the Pajarito Mountain ski facilities, Camp May campground and provide a reliable water supply for regional fire protection and snow making. The existing 240,000 gallon non-potable water tank located in the vicinity of the Ski Lodge will be re-purposed to a potable water tank and will be able to be refilled as needed to provide fire protection to the Pajarito Mountain ski facilities. The existing water tank is now filled once per year from snowmelt runoff. In addition, the existing 10 million-gallon snow making pond located at the top of Pajarito Mountain will remain full year-round as a water resource for fire-fighting for the Jemez Mountain region. This will be a valuable fire-fighting resource, as opposed to Cochiti lake and Abiquiu lake that are much further away. The new water system will also provide a reliable water source for the Pajarito Ski hill snow making operation. This will allow the ski hill to have a consistent snow-pack and operate every year. The community will benefit from the ...
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