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City awards contract for deep sewer repair beneath Spanish Bay; micro‑tunneling planned
Summary
Council approved awarding the 17‑Mile Drive sewer rehabilitation contract to the low, responsible bidder (KJ Woods). The project replaces 250 feet of sewer line, installs 12 manholes, uses directional drilling and micro‑tunneling for 30‑foot depths, and carries an allocated construction budget of about $7.7 million.
Pacific Grove’s City Council voted to award a construction contract for the 17‑Mile Drive sewer rehabilitation project to the low responsible bidder, moving forward with a multi‑million‑dollar effort to replace inaccessible sewer infrastructure beneath Spanish Bay golf course.
Public Works Director Daniel Go described a complex project that replaces approximately 250 feet of line, installs 12 new manholes (and reconstructs four access points), abandons a segment of in‑place line that runs under a fairway, and uses directional drilling and micro‑tunneling where trenches are infeasible. Go said portions of the new gravity main will be 30 feet deep to preserve necessary flow velocities and provide accessible maintenance points.
"That line is 100% inaccessible. We cannot maintain it," Go said, describing the section beneath Spanish Bay’s 12th fairway. He said the city timed the schedule to coordinate with Spanish Bay’s planned renovations and to complete work before the 2027 golfing season events.
Staff reported receiving three competitive bids and qualifying KJ Woods as the lowest responsible bidder. The construction cost is funded from the sewer enterprise fund; staff said about $7.7 million has been allocated for construction and that related engineering and construction‑management costs are budgeted across fiscal years 2026–27.
Council members emphasized the importance of timely scheduling and advance notice to affected residents; staff said there would be no service disruptions to residents and that bypass pumping would be used if temporary interruptions were necessary. The contract award passed on a council roll call vote (motion recorded as carried 6‑0 with one member absent).
Next steps: staff will execute the contract, hold a preconstruction meeting with the Wallace Group (construction management) and the contractor, finalize the construction schedule, notify affected residents in Pebble Beach, and begin construction within the planned window.
