What about our little CSO project?
You probably already read the headlines in today's edition of the Peninsula Daily News which reads: " Wastewater treatment plant planned across the water
According to project board member Jane Bird, the latest project has a much smaller footprint, larger setbacks and is significantly less money than the previous plan.---PDN
That headline and the with the other headlines of this story which is related, is found on our "Port Angeles Digest page". Brought the question in mind which seemed to have been placed on the back burner in the local media, and city council, which seem to be bogged down in the circus of endless debate on fluoride, ethics, and even government change, no one seems to interested in the CSO project. A project that seems to be crawling along like a slug on the rug, costing millions. I made some inquiries on the status of the project from the city's public works department, but no updates were forthcoming before this posting. So, I looked into the next coming city council meeting on Tuesday, and the following item is on their agenda for next Tuesday. I found it ironic since the publish reports regarding the sewage problems from our neighbors up north in Canada, dumping raw sewage in the strait for many years, over on our side of the border we are still working on this pipeline dealing with wastewater and sewage. So, I thought I share this item...
2016 Sanitary Sewer & Storm drain System Cleaning & CCTV, Contract SVC-2016-23
Summary: Bids were requested for the 2016 Sanitary Sewer & Stormdrain System Cleaning &
CCTV SVC-2016-23. Four bids were received and opened on September 13, 2016. The low, responsible bidder is Flow Technologies Inc., of Tualatin, Oregon in the bid amount of $50,357.22
Funding: The 2016 Wastewater Utility Operations budget has $30,000 in available funds for sanitary sewer cleaning and videoing work, and an additional $20,000 is available in the 2016 Stormwater Utility Operations budget for storm drain cleaning and videoing work. Recommendation: Approve and authorize the City Manager to sign a contract for the 2016 Sanitary Sewer & Storm drain System Cleaning & CCTV SVC-2016-23, with Flow Technologies Inc., of Tualatin, Oregon for the contracted not-to-exceed maximum value of $50,000 including sales tax, and to make minor modifications to the contract, if necessary.
Background/Analysis: This contract work is for the jet cleaning, root and debris removal of selected sewer and stormwater lines in the City, followed by video inspection. The videoing will serve as investigatory work for various repair and infiltration projects in 2017. The contract is being bid as a unit price contract for the various diameter sizes of pipe in the City sewer and stormwater system. Work will be ordered over the next three months for various pipe networks in the wastewater collection and stormwater system. The maximum price for all work ordered under this maintenance contract is $50,000.
Competitive quotes were requested from the small works roster on August 30, 2016. Four quotations were received on September 13, 2016. Flow Technologies Inc., of Tualatin, Oregon was the low, responsible bidder. One bidder, Heritage - Crystal Clean, LLC., of Elgin, Illinois was determined to be non-responsive due to failing to acknowledge Addendum No. 1. The results of the bidding are shown in the following table. The estimated quantities used for evaluating bids were for purposes of ranking the bidder’s proposals to establish the best value to the City.
The overall value of the contract remains at $50,000 with the City having the ability to request cleaning and investigation of any combination of pipe sizes.
Funding Overview: This Contract is an indefinite quantity – indefinite delivery contract with the expectation of executing all work on three separate service orders with an option of a fourth service order. The minimum order size for any individual service order will be $10,000, based on the unit priced line items bid in the contract. The 2016 Wastewater Utility Operations budget has $30,000 in available funds for sanitary sewer cleaning and videoing work, and an additional$20,000 is available in the 2016 Stormwater Utility Operations budget for stormdrain cleaning and videoing work.
See full City Council agenda for details:
http://wa-portangeles.civicplus.com/DocumentCenter/View/3330
More related headlines regarding Victoria water treatment plant proposed:
Victoria area moving closer to sewage treatment plant---KONP Radio
Kilmer praises decision for wastewater treatment across the Strait---PDN
NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STRAIT (Victoria BC)
Editorial: Let experts take charge of the sewage plan----Times Colonist
Is the decision to move ahead with the regional sewage-treatment plan about science or politics? It can be argued either way, and it’s probably a mixture of both. But what is clear is that politicians should get out of the way and let the professionals apply their science.
Jack Knox: Capital region dysfunction: The ultimate in raw deals? ---Times Colonist
Having had the steering wheel wrested from their hands by the provincial government, and with a half billion dollars worth of grants at risk, rubber-stamping the $765-million sewage-treatment proposal was the Capital Regional District board’s only logical option.
MP Jonathan Wilkinson pleased with sewage recommendation---Victoria News
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