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Committee approves three-year leak detection contract at up to $18,500 per year
Summary
A committee approved a resolution authorizing an annual acoustic leak-detection contract with Western Leak Detection for up to $18,500 per year for three years, citing recent findings that unattended leaks could have cost the city roughly $48,000 in a single year.
The committee approved a resolution authorizing the director of public works to contract with Western Leak Detection for water-system leak detection services in an amount not to exceed $18,500 each year for the next three years.
Mike Brophy, a city utility staff member, told the committee the city shifted from performing leak detection every three years to doing it annually about eight years ago after reviewing the cost of lost water. Brophy said the latest report showed that "if we let those leaks go, it'd have been $48,000 for the year," which he said justifies the annual inspection schedule.
Brophy described the vendor's acoustic method: the contractor "listens to every hydrant" and uses acoustic equipment to narrow a leak to within a couple of feet, then follows up with other tools to pinpoint the location. He said other communities often use the same vendor to do multiple communities at once and that the city is satisfied with the vendor's performance.
A motion to approve the resolution was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote. The transcript records a voice vote and the chair announcing the motion carries; no roll-call tally or individual votes were provided.
