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County moves forward on Christmas Valley Water Phase III, plans RFP; engineers estimate about 3 miles of replaced pipe
Summary
Lake County officials said they will use Community Development Block Grant funds to advance Christmas Valley Water Phase III, issue a request for proposals for contractors and prioritize roughly three miles of pipe replacement; staff must finalize a service agreement before bidding.
Lake County commissioners on March 19, 2025, said they are moving ahead with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding for the Christmas Valley Water Phase III project and will begin the procurement process to hire contractors.
Commissioner James Williams said the county will put out a request for proposals after county and district staff finalize plans. County Surveyor Darryl Anderson said he and Christmas Valley Domestic Water Supply District Manager Erica Anderson were working to identify priority areas of the system to guide bids and that the board still needed to sign the engineering service agreement. Anderson estimated approximately three miles of pipe would be replaced to address problem areas.
Resident Jim Strong identified specific problem areas and urged the board to prioritize them during planning. Road Superintendent Kevin Hock reminded staff that if work requires boring or cutting in county right‑of‑way, that information must be included in contractor bid documents so crews can plan accordingly.
Next steps recorded in the meeting: finalize and sign the service agreement, finalize priority segments with the water district, advertise the RFP, and receive contractor bids. Commissioners did not set final contractor selection criteria or a construction start date during the session.
