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Council awards sanitary sewer repair contract to Aquilis for $25,650
Summary
After reviewing proposals for lining and grouting, staff recommended and the council approved awarding Mapes Drive and Pacific Street sanitary sewer repairs to Aquilis for $25,650, noting the award is about $19,000 under budget.
Public works staff recommended awarding sanitary sewer repairs on Mapes Drive and Pacific Street to Aquilis for $25,650, a proposal based on grouting where appropriate and lining for cracked areas. The work consolidates previously identified inflow and infiltration locations and follows two years of televising inspections.
Staff explained the technical tradeoffs: grouting can be an adequate and lower‑cost repair in many locations, while lining (CIPP) stabilizes cracked sections and provides a longer service life. The staff report said the selected approach addressed nine repairs on Mapes and six on Pacific in the current work plan.
Staff emphasized the scale of the issue at one leak on Mapes Street, estimating an inflow of 8–10 gallons per minute — roughly 4,000,000 gallons a year — that currently reaches the wastewater plant and increases treatment volume. “That’ll buy us some time,” the staff member said of the lining option, describing it as a targeted, cost‑effective fix until full replacement might be feasible.
A council motion to award the contract to Aquilis for $25,650 passed without recorded opposition in the transcript.
