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Fraser council approves AEW engineering work for sewer lining, TAP application and stormwater plan
Summary
Council approved three AEW engineering proposals: sanitary sewer CIPP bidding ($7,500), TAP grant application assistance for the Mulvey Pathway ($7,500), and a five-year stormwater asset management plan update ($20,000). Council emphasized the stormwater update will reflect completed repairs and reprioritize projects.
Fraser City Council approved three engineering proposals from AEW on Oct. 9, covering sanitary sewer lining, a TAP grant application for the Mulvey Pathway, and a stormwater asset management plan update.
Ashley Carpenter of AEW told the council the city completed a sewer cleaning and televising program in 2022 and has budgeted $500,000 per year in recent cycles to address critical lines. She asked council to approve AEW’s proposal to prepare bidding documents for this year’s cured-in-place-pipe (CIPP) lining program and later return with construction engineering recommendations. Carpenter described the AEW proposal as an initial services request to prepare bidding documents and said, "we are requesting that our proposal in the amount of $7,500 be approved to perform" the bidding-document work.
Carpenter also presented AEW’s request to prepare a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant application for the Mulvey Pathway, identified in the city’s sidewalk master plan as the top priority, at a proposed cost of $7,500 for application preparation. She explained the application would be completed in the current fiscal year while preliminary engineering could follow if the grant opportunity requires it.
On the stormwater asset management plan, Carpenter said the city completed a major televising project in 2018 and that the state recommends updates every five years. She explained the update would reflect replaced or repaired infrastructure, assess corrugated metal pipes that are failing, and incorporate resident flooding complaints to reprioritize future projects. "The intention would be to come back every 5 years," she said. Councilmember Shornack moved to approve the AEW proposals (CIPP bidding documents, TAP application assistance, and the stormwater plan update) and the motions passed by voice vote.
The council recorded the AEW line items with the following budgeted or proposed amounts: $7,500 for CIPP bidding documents, $7,500 for TAP grant application assistance, and $20,000 for the five-year stormwater asset management plan update. Staff said the stormwater update is in the current budget and that the state may request the update.
