For Water Subcommittee Meeting March 26, 2026
TO: Water Subcommittee Members
APPROVAL: Sachin Chawla, Director of Utilities
FROM: Toyasha Sebbag, Assistant to the City Manager
Title
Staff Request Water Subcommittee Provide Feedback on a Final Construction Work Authorization with Rialto Water Services, as Operated by Veolia North Operating Services, Inc. for the Sycamore Ave Sewer Trunk Line Project. (ACTION)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Water Subcommittee provide feedback on a Final Construction Work Authorization (FCWA) with Rialto Water Services, as operated by Veolia North Operating Services, Inc. for the Sycamore Ave Sewer Trunk Line Project.
BACKGROUND
On March 27, 2012, the City Council and the Rialto Utility Authority (RUA) approved a Concession Agreement (CA) with Rialto Water Services, LP (RWS), operated by Veolia North America. The CA established a framework for capital project delivery, including both specific projects identified at the time of approval and future projects mutually initiated by RUA or RWS through the Final Construction Work Authorization (FCWA) process.
At the June 23, 2025, Water Subcommittee meeting, the Committee reviewed a staff request to post a Notice Inviting Bids (NIB) for the Sycamore Avenue Sewer Trunk Line Project, which had an engineer's estimated cost of $5.52 million. The Water Subcommittee provided feedback supporting staff's recommendation to proceed with bidding the project.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
On February 20, 2026, RWS-Veolia issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) / Notice Inviting Bids (NIB) for the Sycamore Avenue Sewer Trunk Line Project utilizing a design-bid-build delivery method.
The project includes installation of approximately 5,200 linear feet of 15-inch sanitary sewer trunk line, 54 linear feet of 8-inch force main, installation of fourteen (14) sewer manholes, utility potholing, and pavement restoration along Sycamore Avenue from Baseline Road to the Sycamore Sewer Lift Stat...
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