Agenda - Public Works Committee - 02/15/2000

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PW CAS : # UPDATE ON YEAR 2000 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS By: Steve Jankowski, City Engineer Background: This is intended to be the beginning of a periodic update of the Committee on the status of all construction projects anticipated or underway during the current fiscal year. Attached is the February status of projects. The project descriptions have been kept relatively short so that they can be easily referenced. However, some of the projects do include other elements not listed in the table. Fore example, the T.H. #47 STP project also includes Sunwood Drive and the sanitary sewer and watermain extensions that are incidental to said project. I will also have available at the meeting an illustrated schedule for these projects. At the present time there are two projects which have yet to be initiated by selecting an engineer: (1) the 143''d Avenue extension from Jaspar to C.R. #116, and (2) the comprehensive water utility project which includes the elements of constructing a well house, designing connecting watermain piping between the new well and tower and the existing system. Since the connecting watermain fi'om the new well needs to be connected into the existing main on Ramsey Boulevard, the scope of this work should also include the design of Sunwood Drive from the well house to Ramsey Drive. The completion of Well No. 5 is a critical element, which will require that this engineer be selected before mid-April. The selection of an engineer for the 143''d project should be done as soon as possible to expedite an early completion. The Storm Sewer Improvement 2000 project includes two separate storm water projects at this time: the Juniper Ridge Drive project and the 164th Avenue storm sewer project. The need for an additional storm project should be considered to best coordinate with the 2000 Street Maintenance Program. The Flintwood subdivision is scheduled for bituminous overlay. However, the drainage is very poor at the intersection of 142nd Avenue and Fluorine and Iodine Streets. Unless these intersections are storm sewer, it might be anticipated that the overlay would have a relative short life. Staff would propose a storm sewer project consisting of installing storm sewer for this area prior to the overlay. A CIP sheet is attached to this case illustrating this project. The cost is estimated to be $72,500 and would be funded through the storm water utility. Committee Action: Motion to recommend adding the Flintwood storm sewer project to the 2000 storm drainage utility projects. Reviewed by: City Administrator Director of Public Works Finance Officer PW: 02/15/00