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Council authorizes $662,170 contract with JEO to manage lead service line replacement program
Summary
The council authorized a two-year, $662,170 contract with JEO to serve as program manager for Fremont’s federally mandated lead service line replacement program, to ensure grant compliance, documentation, outreach and water testing under an $8,000,000 state grant.
The Fremont City Council authorized a contract with JEO for program management of the city’s lead service line replacement effort, approving $662,170 for the first two years of work to set up program documentation, outreach, homeowner coordination and testing required under the EPA Lead and Copper Rule.
Troy Shaven (assistant chair, utilities) said the EPA mandate requires municipalities to identify and remove lead-containing service lines and described an $8,000,000 state grant secured to help with the work. "If it's not submitted exactly per the guidelines of both the EPA and the state fund, you could potentially lose those grant monies," Shaven said, explaining why a specialized program manager is necessary. He said JEO was the only firm that returned a quote and that the fee is eligible under the state grant.
Shaven said the contract's initial work focuses on documentation and program setup so the city can meet reimbursement requirements; the goal is to complete setup in two years and transition routine operations to city staff if capacity exists. The council approved Resolution 20 26-164 authorizing the mayor to sign the contract (vote 7–0).
Next steps: JEO will begin program setup and documentation; staff will seek to add the contract amount into state grant paperwork and will return to council for any contract extension or additional expenditures beyond the approved amount.
