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SUBMISSION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY WATER LINE PERMIT WL000014200302 FOR THE INTERSTATE DRIVE WATER LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT FROM NORTHWEST BOULEVARD TO RIVER OAKS DRIVE.
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BACKGROUND: As a part of the FYE19 capital budget, the Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) approved the Interstate Drive Waterline (WL) Replacement project (WA0245). This project will replace deteriorated ductile iron (DI) pipe with C900 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe. The existing DI pipe is not compatible with our acidic clay soils and is failing, causing water outages, water loss and excessive maintenance demands.
On June 12, 2018, Request for Proposal RFP-1819-05 was distributed to consultants. On August 19, 2018, the review team selected Cardinal Engineering, LLC (Cardinal) of Norman as the most qualified consultant for the project. On February 26, 2019, the NUA approved Contract K-1819-72 in the amount of $90,400 authorizing design, bidding and limited construction management services for the project. On August 27, 2019, Amendment No. 1 to Contract K-1819-72 was approved by the NUA to increase the scope of the project to replace additional lines warranting replacement and in the vicinity of this project.
The current project includes the replacement of approximately 8,120 feet of 6, 8, and 12-inch water lines along Interstate Drive (west side of I-35) from Northwest Boulevard south to River Oaks Drive, along Copperfield Drive from Northwest Boulevard south to Interstate Drive, along Northwest Boulevard between Interstate Drive and Copperfield Drive and an extension west into Springbrook Addition.
DISCUSSION: As part of the project requirements and per State regulations, a construction permit from the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) is required. The plans and specifications for the project were submitted to the ODEQ in May 2020. The plans and specifications were approved and the permit was issued o...
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