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Council approves stormwater GIS inventory task order and authorizes cured‑in‑place pipe lining contract
Summary
The council approved a $342,988 task order to finish a GIS stormwater conveyance inventory and awarded a piggyback contract (and an initial work order) for cured‑in‑place pipelining repairs; staff said the work supports MS4 permit requirements and infrastructure planning.
The Melbourne City Council on April 8 approved a task order to complete the city’s GIS stormwater conveyance inventory and authorized a contractor for cured‑in‑place pipe lining and related storm‑drain repairs.
Public Works staff described task order ESI111 with RES Florida Consulting (doing business as eScience) for $342,988 to finish the stormwater conveyance inventory and load the remaining system attributes into the city’s GIS database. Staff said the work completes the original contract scope by adding the final 11 of 19 attribute categories and that the inventory is required under the city’s MS4 stormwater permit; it supports inspections, condition assessments, maintenance scheduling and later capital planning.
Council approved the task order by voice vote. Staff said funding is available within the project budget originally set at $1.5 million and that previous task orders covered Districts 1–3; the latest task order completes the attribute build‑out for the project area described in the agenda memo.
Separately, the council awarded a piggyback contract to Shenandoah General Construction LLC (Pompano Beach) for storm drain cleaning, repairs and maintenance, citing Shenandoah’s technical capability and prior work for the city. Staff said the procurement used a piggyback provision (using a competitively solicited contract available through another agency) because the specialized cured‑in‑place lining work has a limited number of qualified contractors.
The council also approved work order No. 1 to Shenandoah for cured‑in‑place pipelining with a not‑to‑exceed amount of $250,000 to support annual pipe‑lining needs and resurfacing projects. Staff said cured‑in‑place lining typically extends the service life of culverts by decades with less disruption than full excavation and replacement.
During discussion, councilmembers asked how the GIS inventory ties to a future stormwater master plan and were told the inventory is a prerequisite: the city must first know the location and condition of pipes, culverts and basins before developing costed, prioritized repairs. Staff said some pipes remain unmapped or undocumented in districts that will be inventoried later and that the full city network likely totals hundreds of miles of pipe.
All three items were approved with motions and council voice votes; several other related procurement and capital items were addressed on the consent agenda. Staff said future renewals or price escalations on the piggyback contract would return to council for approval if requested.
