D I S T R I C T   E N G I N E E R ‘ S   R E P O R T

March 25, 2005

 

           To:                  PBCSD Board of Directors

                        

           From:              Michael Niccum, District Engineer

 

           Subject:          Status of Capital Improvement Program Projects

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1. PBCSD Public Facilities Improvement Project

 

A certificate of final completion was issued to DMC Construction, Inc. on March 15, 2005 for the site facilities project.  Retention of $50,000 of the revised contract amount of $2,956,294 will be released within 30 days.  The Paul Davis Partnership is completing preparation of as-built plans based on contractor field notes.

 

2. Third Priority Fire Protection Water Pipeline Replacement Project

 

Monterey Peninsula Engineers, Inc. (MPE) made good progress on the Third Priority Fire Protection Water Pipeline Replacement completing installation of 2,400 feet of water main line on upper Sonado Road.  After residential service connections are completed on Sonado, MPE will proceed with installation of a new water main line in the Monterey Peninsula Country Club clubhouse area.  MPE has earned $689,120 or 44 % of the revised contract amount of $1,573,959.  E2 Consulting Engineers has earned $185,589 of the budget of $265,000 for design and construction support engineering services.  The construction contract requires the project be completed by July.

 

3.  2005 Sewer Line Replacement Project

 

E2 Consulting Engineers are preparing plans and specifications for the 2005 Sewer Line Replacement Project.  The bid documents are scheduled to be ready for consideration by the Board at its April meeting.  An allocation of $500,000 is included in the 2004-05 fiscal year budget for this project. 

 

4. Pescadero Canyon Fire Road Improvements Project

 

Construction fieldwork for the Pescadero Canyon fire road improvements project located off 17-Mile Drive across from the entrance to the Carmel Hill Fire Station will be scheduled in May.

 

5. Pump Station P-7 Wet Well Expansion Project

 

Mountain Mechanical Contracting, Inc., started fieldwork to repair a water leak on the interior of the new 24,000-gallon fiberglass tank constructed for the P-7 Pump Station (18th Fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links) Wet Well Expansion Project. 

 

6.  Recycled Water Pipeline Cathodic Protection System Project

 

Corrpro Companies has achieved final completion for the recycled water pipeline cathodic protection system project.  Ten percent of the $103,000 construction contract will retained for 30 days.

 

7. Pump Station SCADA System Improvement Project

 

SBC has been on site installing the network telephone equipment required to allow connection over DSL lines between each pump station location and has not completed installation of new DSL lines to pump stations P-2 (Fan Shell Beach) and P-8 (Inn at Spanish Bay).  New instrumentation controls are operating at all eight wastewater pump stations.  The remaining work items include installation of radio antennas at several pump station sites and integration of the new SCADA system with the District local area computer network. 

 

8.  Forest Lake Reservoir Project

 

A status report for construction of the Forest Lake Reservoir Components of the Expanded CAWD / PBCSD Wastewater Reclamation Project is included in Agenda Item Number 9. 

 

 

 

 

Reviewed:

 

General Manager: RA    Date:  3/18/05                                                     Agenda Item No. 11