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Clearwater approves additional stormwater lining and a $2 million contract for pipe services
Summary
Council approved a $400,000 increase to a pipe-lining contract for three 60-inch storm pipes on Stewart Boulevard and authorized a new $2,000,000 purchase order for comprehensive televising, cleaning, lining and repair services to supplement ongoing stormwater rehabilitation.
City Stormwater staff told the Clearwater City Council on June 18 that recent hurricanes exposed damage in large stormwater pipes and accelerated the city27s need for pipe lining and inspection services.
Ed Wilmes, Stormwater, asked the council to approve a $400,000 increase to the existing Inliner Solutions LLC contract to cover additional lining work on three 60-inch-diameter storm pipes beneath Stewart Boulevard. Wilmes said crews discovered holes, soil intrusion and settlement after the storms and that the liner is “a pipe inside a pipe” designed to restore capacity without prolonged excavation.
Council approved the increase; the purchase order year-two limit will rise from $500,000 to $900,000 to cover planned work in fiscal year 2025–26, Wilmes said.
Wilmes also presented a new purchase order for Flowtech Environmental LLC for stormwater conveyance television inspection, cleaning, lining and repair services. The council authorized a not-to-exceed amount of $2,000,000 for an initial one-year term with two optional one-year renewals; Wilmes said the Flowtech contract will supplement the inliner work and is part of a broader plan to split the city into three operational zones with multiple contractors assigned by area.
During discussion Councilwoman Roberson asked whether the lining work covered the whole city or specific areas; Wilmes responded that the Stewart Boulevard segment is a particular high-priority repair and that the city plans to have multiple contractors dedicate service to defined geographic zones to speed responsiveness.
Wilmes described complementary technologies under consideration, including a contractor-developed process for lining vertical risers and inlets that he said could repair structures in hours without street closures. Council approved both the inliner contract increase and the Flowtech purchase order by unanimous vote.
No additional budget ordinance was required at the meeting; staff said funds were requested to cover work that shifted into the 2025–26 fiscal year because of hurricane-related delays and that the city plans to bring additional contracts forward to implement a three‑zone operational plan.
