Redmond seeks $1.2 million design contract and $2.06 million funding increase for Viewpoint water‑main work
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Public Works requested committee approval to contract BHC for $1.2 million in design services for the Viewpoint AC water‑main replacement and to increase total project funding from $10,555,742 to $12,619,684 to combine water and stormwater work (replace ~6,000 ft of aging AC pipe and 1,400 ft of stormwater pipe).
City utilities staff told the Planning & Public Works Committee on Feb. 3 that the Viewpoint neighborhood requires a combined water and stormwater project to replace aging asbestos‑cement (AC) water main and structurally deficient stormwater pipe. Deputy Director Chris Stinger said staff are requesting council authorization of a $1,200,000 consultant agreement with BHC for design services and a total funding increase from $10,555,742 to $12,619,684 to combine the work and reduce construction impacts for residents.
Stinger said the project will replace roughly 6,000 linear feet of AC water main (installed over 50 years ago and undersized for current fire‑flow standards), replace about 1,400 feet of structurally deficient stormwater pipe, and upgrade curb ramps to current accessibility standards. Staff framed the approach as a coordinated utility effort—"open the ground once"—to maximize public‑funding benefits.
Council President Stewart asked why the project required an additional roughly $2,000,000 and whether that came from canceled placeholder stormwater projects; Stinger said staff reallocated funds from three to five stormwater placeholders that lacked condition‑index data. Council members also asked about the city’s methods for assessing pipe condition; Stinger described CCTV inspection programs, age‑and‑material metrics for drinking water mains, and the city's work to deploy AI tools for storm and wastewater pipe assessments.
Staff said they will place the item on the March 3 consent agenda for council action.