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Board approves $108,000 task amendment for conceptual designs of three proposed well and tank sites
Summary
The Tulare Board of Public Utilities approved a roughly $108,000 task amendment with Corollo Engineering to produce conceptual designs and system modeling for three candidate well and tank sites; staff said test sampling at one site showed sufficient water quality and recommended 10% change-order authority.
The Tulare Board of Public Utilities on the meeting date approved a task amendment for Corollo Engineering to produce conceptual site designs and water-system modeling for three proposed well and tank sites, authorizing about $108,000 plus change orders up to 10%. Jen, a utilities staff member, presented the proposal and recommended the expenditure.
Jen told the board the work responds to recommendations in the city’s recently completed utility master plan and would develop conceptual layouts for Sites A, B and C so staff can coordinate with property owners and developers on footprint and access. She said a test well at Site B returned sufficient quantity and quality to support moving forward and that water samples at Site C were also promising. “Hey, this is what we’re proposing,” Jen said when describing the conceptual site drawings the consultant would provide.
Staff described Site A as near Oakmore with an associated proposed development, Site B northeast of Cartmill and Highway 89 where a test well performed well, and Site C southeast of Morrison and Prosperity in a subdivision that is under development. Jen said a modern well-and-tank site can take up roughly four-fifths of an acre and that a conceptual design will help the city clarify size and placement before investing in further testing or property acquisition.
Board members discussed costs and timing. Staff said the scope had been trimmed from an earlier, higher estimate and noted that drilling and constructing wells can be very expensive — staff referenced an example of a recent well project that cost multiple millions of dollars. The board heard that developing a single well site could take two to three years, and that the overall multi-site program could span roughly three to 10 years depending on permitting, land acquisition and construction sequencing.
A motion to approve the task amendment was made, seconded and adopted by voice vote. The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the transcript; the chair announced that the motion passed.
What happens next: Corollo Engineering is expected to produce conceptual drawings and model scenarios so staff can return with detailed scope and negotiation points for property owners; staff was authorized to approve change orders up to 10% of the task order amount.
