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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING OF BID 1920-49 AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1920-73 BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND HORSESHOE CONSTRUCTION, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,796,161.25 AND CHANGE ORDER NO. ONE AT NO EXTRA COST OR NO EXTRA CALENDAR DAYS FOR THE FYE 2017 SEWER MAINTENANCE PROJECT, PERFORMANCE BOND B-1920-41; STATUTORY BOND B-1920-42, AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1920-20 AND BUDGET TRANSFER BETWEEN PROJECT ACCOUNTS.
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BACKGROUND: In 2001, the citizens of Norman approved a five dollar per month sewer maintenance fee to provide for the systematic replacement of aged and deteriorating neighborhood sewer lines. The FYE17 Sewer Maintenance Project (SMP17) study area is shown on the attached map. After extensive study by Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) staff of Sewer Line Maintenance Division and Utilities Engineering, the sanitary sewer lines within the study area were determined to require rehabilitation or replacement, repair, or no action due to the pipe and appurtenances being in good condition.
As illustrated on the map, the SMP17 study area is generally bounded by Cavecreek Street to the north, Porter Avenue to the west, Rock Creek Road to the south, and 12th Avenue NE to the east. It will replace about 28,500 feet (about 5.7 miles) of old sewer lines and rehabilitate or replace 161 manholes. Generally, the selected contractor will install high-density polyethylene (HDPE) sewer pipe, primarily using the pipe-bursting technique. This technique allows long lengths of joint less HDPE piping to be pulled into the old pipe at manholes as it is expanded with the bursting tool. House sewer service connections are then re-connected to the new pipe; approximately 455 private residences will be affected.
DISCUSSION: The advertisement for bids was published in the Norman Transcript on February 7 and February 14, 2020, with bids received and opened on March 12, 2020. The bid included a Base Bid for the majority of the project (28,000 feet of ...
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