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Memorandum
To: Board of Directors
From: Neil Kaufman
Date: June 30, 2004
Subject: Construction of Water Pipeline on High Street
1. Why this matter is before the board:
Board Authorization is required for a Contract Change Order.
2. History:
Dennis Zirbel previously came before the Board during a public inputs session in regards to property
that he and other developers own on High Street. There is not an existing water pipe in front of these
properties at this time.
In response to Mr. Zirbei's statements, this issue was placed on the Agenda for the March 17, 2004
Board meeting. At that meeting,the Board agreed to participate in construction of the water pipeline.
At the April 7, 2004 meeting, the Board passed Resolution No. 2004-08, entitled "PROVIDING FOR
CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER PIPELINE EXTENSION IN HIGH STREET." This resolution stated
that the District would pay for 50 percent of the project cost, up to$50,000.
3. New information:
The District requested price quotations from both Longo Construction and Herbert Suter Construction
(HSC) to construct approximately 730 feet of water pipeline along High Street based upon
improvement plans prepared by Acumen Engineering.
If the work was given to HSC, it would be included into the District Pipeline Replacement—2004
project by change order. If the work was given to Longo, it would be included into the Northside
Transmission Pipeline project by change order.
HSC provided a price of$80,615 and Longo provided a price of$81,282. However, HSC has a rock
excavation rate of$750 per hour while Longo has a rate of$285 per hour.
It is expected that some rock will be encountered along the pipe alignment and that Longo
Construction will be cheapest overall once the rock excavation costs are considered.
4. Recommendation:
Issue a change order to the Northside Transmission Pipeline project to construct about 730 feet
of water pipeline along High Street in an amount of $81,282.
Attachments:
Resolution 2004-08
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Resolution No. 2004. 08
PROVIDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A WATER
PIPELINE EXTENSION IN HIGH STREET
WHEREAS Truckee Donner Public Utility District(District)serves water in the Truckee Community
for domestic and fire protection purposes; and
WHEREAS to accomplish that task the District builds and maintains a water distribution system in
accordance with certain engineering and construction standards; and
WHEREAS District experiences significant growth in customer base resulting in an increase in
demand for water for domestic and fire protection service; and
WHEREAS District has a long term policy requiring that development pay its own way by paying for
facilities that are required to serve the load it places on the District's system for domestic and fire
flow service; and
. WHEREAS District policy recognizes that District has an obligation to current and future customers
to have in place a water distribution system that meets certain performance standards relating to
pressure, water quality and fire protection, and prepares a Water System Master Plan to guide the
District in development of its water system; and
WHEREAS said Master Plan calls for construction of a water pipeline extension in High Street to
provide a loop for water quality for existing customers to be funded with facilities fees; and
WHEREAS construction of said loop in High Street has not been scheduled for construction for
several more years; and
WHEREAS the Town of Truckee has announced that it intends to perform pavement restoration on
High Street; and
WHEREAS the Town and District attempt to coordinate construction of water pipelines such that
District does not cut recently paved streets; and
WHEREAS owners of certain parcels on High Street in Truckee desire to develop said parcels in the
future, which by itself could require extension of the pipeline; and
WHEREAS each prospective developer of vacant land on High Street proposes to develop at
different times; and
WHEREAS the Board of Directors finds that it is in the interest of District's current customers and
future developers of vacant parcels on High Street to agree to jointly fund construction of a pipeline
. in High Street at this time to accommodate the Town's paving program;
NOW therefore be it resolved by the Board of Directors of Truckee Donner Public Utility District that:
1. District offers to enter into an agreement with the owners of five vacant parcels on High
Street,further described asAPN 19-081-32, 19-081-33, 19-081-34, 19-081-20and 19-081-
09,to construct an eight-inch water pipeline on High Street from the western terminus of the
existing High Street pipeline to a point of interconnection to an existing pipeline at the
Roundabout on Donner Pass Road.
2. Funding for said pipeline extension shall come from contributions from the developers of the
vacant parcels on High Street and from the District's previously collected facilities fees.
3. The contribution of funds from District's existing facilities fees shall be 50% of the cost to
construct the pipeline extension, not to exceed $50,000.
4. The developers of the remaining five parcels shall pay the remainder of the cost to construct
the pipeline extension by contributing equal shares sufficient to fund the remainder of the
total cost.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors at a meeting duly called and held
within the District on the seventh day of April, 2004 by the following roll call vote:
• AYES: Directors Maass, Sutton and Van Gundy
NOES: None
RECUSED: Director Hemig
ABSENT: Director Aguera
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
J#nes A. Maass, President
ATTESTA
Peter L. Holzm6ister Dis rict Clerk
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