For City Council Meeting and Rialto Utility Authority [November 14, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael E. Story, City Administrator
FROM: Thomas J. Crowley, P.E., Utilities Manager
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Request City Council/Rialto Utility Authority to Approve a Final Construction Work Authorization in the Amount of $300,000 to Rialto Water Services for the Facility Improvement Project WA, Year 5 Meter Replacements.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 27, 2012, the City Council and the Rialto Utility Authority (RUA) took several actions related to approval of a Concession Agreement (CA) with Rialto Water Services, LP, (RWS) assigning operation and maintenance of the City's water and sewer utilities to RWS. Pursuant to Article XII "Water Facility Improvements and Capital Projects" of the CA, certain priority capital projects were identified by the CA for implementation by RWS. Some of these projects related to recurring replacement (or maintenance) projects associated with the water facility, including "Capital Recurring Project WA - Meter Replacements".
On May 28, 2013, the City Council and RUA approved the Rialto Water Master Plan (WMP), which modified some of the capital projects identified in the CA. The project identified as "Project WA - Meter Replacements" was identified in Schedule B.9 of the CA with the following recommended solution:
"Change out approximately 800 meters per year. Utilize smaller 5/8" meters to maximize registration at low flows, and touch read type to minimize meter reading costs."
Project WA - Water Meters was identified in the WMP with the following "Need for Project":
"This project is needed to replace inaccurate meters with new technology and to test and calibrate large meters (3" and above)."
The basis and justification for Project WA is given as follows:
"Flow meters of appropriate size are fitted at service connections. Asset management analysis revealed that most of meters reported in GIS system a...
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