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Approval of Budget Revision No. 2026-41 for Task Order No. 4 with Souder Miller & Associates under AGR22-67b for Potable Water Storage Tank Inspection and Maintenance Services
Recommended Action
I move that Council approve Budget Revision 2026-41 in the amount of $185,441.00, for Task Order No. 4 with Souder Miller & Associates under AGR22-67b for Potable Water Storage Tank Inspection and Maintenance Services.
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 February 18, 2026 and recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
On October 7th & 8th, 2025, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) conducted a sanitary survey of the water production system. On December 8, 2025, the DPU received the inspection report that identified 36 corrective actions. The DPU submitted a corrective action plan on January 7, 2026 to NMED with 18 of the 36 items already addressed. All deficiencies must be addressed by April 7, 2026.
The remaining deficiencies will require contractor support to seal access hatches, repair tank level indicators, grout annular space below tank bottoms and remove sediment and debris from tank floors. The tank level indicator repair and sediment and debris removal will require a diver to enter the tanks. In late January 2026, the Souder Miller & Associates team performed exploratory dive inspections to quantify the amount of sediment needing removal and to sample the debris to ensure the materials do not need any special handling or disposal. The work performed in Task Order No. 4 will include the tank cleaning, tank level equipment repairs, seal access hatches and tank floor grouting. Given the magnitude of the specialized work that must be completed in the short time allotted, we have received approval from p...
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