Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Utilities

TO:	David Corliss, Interim City Manager  Debbie Van Saun, ACM, Community Development Services
FROM:	Mary Baker, Project Engineer, Utilities
CC:	Dave Wagner, Assistant Director, Utilities Philip Ciesielski, Utilities Engineer Michael Tubbs, Management Analyst
Date:	June 15, 2006
RE:	North Lawrence Pump Stations 1, 2, &3 Bidding - Utilities Project #1SS-104

Please include the following item on the consent agenda for the June 20, 2006 City Commission meeting.

Set bid date for Utilities Project #1SS-104 for July 25, 2006.

Project Description/History: The Utilities Department intends to improve existing sanitary sewer pump stations in North Lawrence in accordance with the 2003 Wastewater Master Plan and Wastewater CIP. Bartlett and West Engineers have completed the design for the project.  

Project Status/ Details:

February 2005: The City entered into an Engineering Services Agreement with Bartlett & West Engineers for designing modifications to the pump stations.

July 2005:  During design development it became apparent that additional land was needed for the larger pump station foot prints.   In order to combine several steps related to land acquisition:  re-platting, re-zoning, and changing rights-of-way, the project agreed to submit site plans under the Use Permitted upon Review process.

December 2005: The City approved the pump station site plans. 

February 2006:  The City completed purchases for additional land.

June 2006:  Bart West completed designs for the three pump stations.

Project Funding: Funding is through the Utilities Capital Improvement Program bonded funds. The budget includes $1,663,000.00 for constructing the improvements.

Action Request.  The Utilities Department seeks approval from the City Commission to set a bid date of July 25, 2006 for improvements to the pump stations.