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CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING BID 1819-62, APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-1819-126 BY AND BETWEEN THE NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND MCKEE UTILITY CONTRACTORS, INC., IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,458,063, PERFORMANCE BOND B-1819-82, STATUTORY BOND B-1819-83, AND MAINTENANCE BOND MB-1819-63; FOR THE ROBINSON WATER LINE PROJECT FROM THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT TO 24TH AVENUE N.E.
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BACKGROUND: The Robinson Waterline (WL) Replacement project will ultimately replace over 6 miles of 16, 24 and 30-inch deteriorated and undersized waterlines between the Brookhaven Elevated Water Storage Tank and the Water Treatment Plant (WTP). This waterline is generally constructed of cast iron or ductile iron pipe installed in the 1960s and early 1970s; the waterline has had numerous leaks resulting in significant loss of water and damage to the overlying or adjacent roadway. Repairs to this large diameter water line are very expensive, time consuming for Norman Utilities Authority (NUA) and Norman Public Works staff and are disruptive to traffic in the area as repairs are completed.
Initially, the Robinson Waterline Under I-35 project was created (Project WA0195) to replace and enlarge the existing waterline along Robinson between 24th Avenue NW and the Robinson Water Tower; the estimated cost to complete this project is $7.1 million (M) continuing through the end of 2019. Later, the Robinson Waterline Replacement, 24th NW to WTP (Project WA0242, attached) was created to complete the remainder of the replacement project; the estimated cost to replace waterlines along 4.5 miles of Robinson is $14.1 M over the next five years.
On September 11, 2018, the NUA approved Contract K-1819-59 with Freese and Nichols to design the portion from WTP to 24th Ave NE.
DESCRIPTION: The advertisement for bids was published in the Norman Transcript on April 4, 2019 and April 11, 2019. Project bids were opened on April 25, 2019 and seven (7) bids were received. McKee Utility Contractors, Inc. (McKee) of Pra...
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