Title
Award of Bid No. IFB 26-23 for the Purpose of the San Ildefonso Waterline Replacement Project in the Amount of $1,617,673.80 and a contingency in the amount of $346,384.40, for a Total Project Amount of $2,078,307, including NMGRT
Recommended Action
I move that Council Award Bid No. 26-23 for the San Ildefonso 8” Waterline Replacement Project with the Base Bid Amount of $1,617,673.80 and a contingency in the amount of $346,384.40, for a Total Project Amount of $2,078,307, including NMGRT.
Utilities Manager's Recommendation
The Utilities Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
The Board of Public Utilities reviewed this request at their regular meeting on March 18th and recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
A single, 65-year-old water distribution line provides potable water to most residences on North Mesa, in addition to the middle school. This pipeline and the valves required for its operation experience frequent malfunctions that consume O&M resources. The pipeline will be replaced, and its components will be replace or rehabilitated to meet County standards. This will reduce the O&M resources required for operation, improve DPU staff safety, and lessen failure risk. Finally this project will increase the waterline diameter to 12-inches to support expanded housing on North Mesa and fire flow needs.
Alternatives
If the Council does not award the project, staff will continue to allocate staff resources to pipeline and valve maintenance and pursue less desirable means to keep the system operational.
Fiscal and Staff Impact/Planned Item
The project has been budgeted through Water Distribution in FY 2026 in the amount of $2,300,000.00 ($1.8M Grant / $200K Loan, $300k County Match). This is Loan/ Grant No. WPF-6583, dated January 23, 2026 and included as Attachment “A”.
Attachments
A - LAC WPF-6583 Executed Loan ...
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