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City staff seek design contracts for reclaimed water tank and transmission, plus resurfacing and drainage work
Summary
Staff asked the commission to approve purchase orders: Reed & Hunt for a $618,631 design of a 6,000,000‑gallon reclaimed water ground storage tank; a $412,124 transmission design; and a $1,051,258.50 Middlesex Paving resurfacing contract. Balanchy Shores underdrain work and a downtown buried‑container purchase were also discussed.
City staff presented several infrastructure and public‑works procurement requests during the March 12 meeting.
Staff recommended awarding a design purchase order to Reed & Hunt for a 6,000,000‑gallon reclaimed water ground storage tank and pump station at a city‑owned site on East Smith Street and asked the commission to approve a design contract for $618,631.
Staff also recommended a second purchase order to design a 20‑inch reclaimed water transmission main to support the reclaimed‑water system, asking the commission to approve $412,124 for that design work. Staff said those projects are part of a short‑term plan to reach higher reclaimed‑water production (staff cited a 90% reclaimed‑water target once plant improvements are complete).
On streets and drainage, staff proposed an underdrain installation in Balanchy Shores to alleviate groundwater‑related pavement buckling along roughly 725 feet and said they would confirm the contractor price; commissioners requested the specific contract numbers. Separately, the annual FY26 street resurfacing project was recommended for award to Middlesex Paving LLC under a PBAC contract with Orange County at $1,051,258.50.
Staff also described a proposal to purchase several semi‑underground downtown trash containers to improve downtown collection; staff first cited a 12‑month purchase total of $7,680, then at another point referenced $7,006.80 while discussing damage/price details. Commissioners moved and seconded approvals on several items; final vote tallies were not recorded in the provided segments.
Commissioners asked timeline and construction‑impact questions and were told that some older concrete in the wastewater treatment area would be replaced as part of the Smith Street project and that the transmission design is needed to meet reclaimed‑water goals.
