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Coastside Water District approves pipeline contract and green-lights design for vulnerable creek-side line
Summary
The board awarded a low-bid contract to replace an aging 600-foot section of water main in Miramar and authorized a $146,000 professional-services agreement to design and permit relocating roughly 700 feet of raw-water pipeline away from an eroding Palacino Creek bank.
The Coastside Water District board on July 14 approved construction and design steps aimed at shoring up aging pipeline infrastructure vulnerable to storm damage.
Staff described a Miramar neighborhood project to replace about 600 feet of aging water line on Alcatraz Avenue and Santa Rosa Avenue that has suffered repeated leaks and is difficult to access for repairs. Staff said the district received eight bids and recommended awarding the construction contract to the low bidder (named in the transcript as a variant of "M. Ramey ... Brothers"). The board voted to approve the award following a motion and second.
Separately, staff recommended and the board authorized a professional-services agreement with EKI and partners to complete engineering design and environmental permitting for a Palacino Creek Road pipeline relocation. Staff said preliminary technical work shows relocating roughly 700 feet of pipeline into the adjacent hillside via horizontal directional drilling is feasible and would move the line out of an environmentally sensitive, slide-prone creek bank. The board approved authorizing the general manager to enter the agreement, not to exceed $146,000.
District presenters emphasized the move would reduce long-term storm risk for a critical raw-water transmission pipeline and could permit construction outside of sensitive wildlife seasons. Directors asked whether the relocation would remove the district’s ongoing obligation to repair the road; staff replied it would not eliminate that obligation but could ease some aspects of future road work.
The board recorded roll-call votes approving both the construction contract award and the professional-services authorization. Next steps include finalizing contract documents and pursuing environmental permits for the Palacino relocation.
