TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities
SUBJECT:
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Award of Professional Services Agreement for Construction Related Engineering Services for the 2026 Water Main Replacement Program and the 2026 Lead Water Service Line Replacement Program to Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company Inc. in the Amount of $4,573,892.88
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BACKGROUND:
On January 5, 2021, the Mayor and City Council approved Resolution No. 7613, committing to water conservation through the reduction of non-revenue water in order to comply with the allocation requirements of the Level of Lake Michigan Act, 615 ILCS 50, and the corresponding State regulations. A condition of the City's Lake Michigan water allocation permit is completion of the City's Non-Revenue Water Reduction Plan. A major component of this Plan is water main replacement. The water main replacement, estimated at approximately 3% per year, must be sufficient to achieve the reduction of non-revenue water from the City's water system to not more than 10 percent by the year 2030.
The 2026 Water Main Replacement Program consists of 12 contracts to replace a total of approximately 20 miles of water main, at an estimated cost of $65,760,000.00. The scope of work for these contracts also includes:
1. Lead water service line replacements. Any lead water service lines encountered during water main construction will be replaced and these costs will be charged to the 2026 Lead Water Service Line Replacement Fund for which the City has secured State Revolving Fund financing at 0% interest.
2. Sanitary sewer repairs. Sanitary sewers with known defects will be repaired on the streets where water main work is being completed. The sanitary sewer work will be charged to the Sewer Collection Fund.
The locations of the projects are shown on the attached exhibit. Given the volume of the work to be completed, outside resources are required for construction management.
In the summer of 2023, the Ci...
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