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CC Regular Session Meeting Date: 08/24/2021 Submitted For: Joe Feriancek, Engineering/Public Works By: Joe Feriancek, Engineering/Public Works Information 5. 15. Title Adopt Resolution #21-240 Accepting Municipal Utility Testing Proposals for 2022 Pavement Management Program Projects Purpose/Background: Purpose: The purpose of this case is to adopt Resolution #21-240 accepting municipal utility testing proposals for 2022 pavement management program projects. Background: On July 13, 2021 the Ramsey City Council adopted Resolution #21-194, ordering Staff to request proposals for televising the sanitary and storm sewers and leak testing the watermain for 2022 Pavement Management Program projects. The updated 2022 — 2031 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) has not yet been approved by City Council, but to solicit bids this winter, Staff needs to begin designing the projects and preparing plans. Testing of existing municipal utilities, which includes sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and watermain, is standard practice when designing street reconstruction projects because newly paved streets in Ramsey are anticipated to have a 60-year life span, assuming proactive maintenance. Identifying damaged or failing municipal utilities under streets before they are reconstructed allows the required repair or replacement work to be completed as part of the street reconstruction project before the new pavement is placed, preventing costly pavement repairs after the fact. Utilities testing consists of first cleaning sewer pipes with a water jetter, then using a camera to televise the inside of sewer pipes (sanitary and storm). While Public Works does have a water j etter and has cleaned sewer pipes in previous years in preparation for televising the pipes, they have had a hard time cleaning all sewer pipe segments in recent years in advance of televising due to conflicts with other work, requiring the televising work to be rescheduled on numerous occasions, resulting in delays and additional Staff hours spent coordinating this work. Staff therefore requests that all sewer pipe cleaning work be contracted out in 2022 to ensure that all sewer pipes are properly cleaned before televising and all necessary pipe repairs can be observed and completed before pavement management projects are completed. Sound enhancing equipment is used to listen for leaks in watermain between hydrants and valves. Staff does not have the equipment needed to complete this work in-house. Pipe Televising Quotes — Sanitary and Storm Sewer Televising sewer pipes informs Staff of the conditions of the pipes, and locates existing damage, if present. This allows Staff to include the required repair or replacement work for any damaged pipes into the street reconstruction plans, which is more cost effective than doing repairs as standalone projects, or as change orders during the reconstruction project. Staff requested proposals for each street reconstruction project from four contractors known to perform this work. Proposals for each project were received from two of the contractors, which are tabulated below. CLEAN & TELEVISE SANITARY & STORM SEWER Project iSunwood Drive & Waco Street Quote Hydro-Klean, LLC $ 12,310.30 American Environmental, LLC $ 19,023.75