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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Approving And Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Execute A Contract With Ric-Man Construction Florida, Inc. For Civil Construction Services Related To The Taft Street Force Main Condition Assessment For An Amount Not To Exceed $263,106.00 Based Upon The City's Bid No. 20-7105; Approving An Amendment To The Fiscal Year 2020 Capital Improvement Program.
Strategic Plan Focus
Infrastructure & Facilities
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The City owns and operates a regional sewer collection and conveyance system. One of the most critical components in the sewer system is approximately 6 mile long 48- and 30-inch diameter ductile iron force main that runs along Taft Street. This force main conveys approximately 60% of wastewater from West Hollywood and large users including Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Pembroke Park, and Broward County.
The approximate 18,950 linear foot long, 48-inch diameter ductile iron pipe was installed in the year 1971 and experienced one major rupture during a construction project in November 2011. The approximately 14,500 linear foot long, 30-inch diameter ductile iron pipe, upstream from the 48-inch pipe on Taft Street was installed in 1986 and has no damage reported to date.
Considering the age of the force main and criticality of this force main, the Department of Public Utilities staff determined that it is necessary to perform a condition assessment on these large diameter pipes along Taft Street.
On April 22, 2020, the City Commission passed and adopted Resolution No. R-2020-082, which authorized the appropriate City officials to issue a purchase order to Pure Technologies U.S., Inc. for the Taft Street Force Main Condition Assessment, which consists of mobilization, SmartBall leak and gas pocket detection, PipeDiver inspection, transient pressure monitoring, pipe wall thickness validations, pipe struct...
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