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Board authorizes negotiations with top‑ranked design‑build team for water‑system reconstruction
Summary
Directors approved staff to negotiate a design‑build agreement (stage‑1 fixed fee) for a multi‑year water‑system reconstruction project; staff estimated stage‑1 design costs of $2.5–4.0M and construction could last 3–4 years starting in 2026.
The board authorized staff to proceed with final negotiations with the top‑ranked progressive design‑build (PDB) team for a major water‑system reconstruction project and to return a stage‑1 agreement for board approval. Staff said stage‑1 work (60% design and preconstruction activities) is likely to cost between $2.5 million and $4.0 million and that construction could span three to four years beginning in 2026, depending on scope and neighborhood‑impact decisions.
Staff and the proposer discussed procurement safeguards: the PDB team committed to open‑book pricing and to updating cost estimates during stage‑1 so the board would see evolving pricing before construction. "We are going to have open book transparency that is... open book sourcing of all of our costs," said a proposer representative during public comment. Board members asked about maintaining competitive pressure in a negotiated process; staff responded that continual pricing during stage‑1 and board oversight of stage‑2 amendments would help control costs.
