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

January 27, 2006

 

         To:                  PBCSD Board of Directors

                      

         From:              Michael Niccum, District Engineer

 

         Subject:          Status of Capital Improvement Program Projects

_________________________________________________________________________

 

1. Third Priority Fire Protection Water Pipeline Replacement Project

 

A recommendation is included in Agenda Item Number 15 to increase the scope of the Third Priority Fire Protection Water Pipeline Replacement Project to include the final segment of the new water pipeline located near Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

 

2.  Fourth Priority Fire Protection Water Pipeline Replacement Project

 

A recommendation to approve an agreement with E2 Consulting Engineers for preliminary engineering services for the Fourth Priority Fire Protection Water Pipeline Replacement Project is included in Agenda Item Number 16.

 

3.  2005 Sewer Line Replacement Project

 

Final contract retention was released to D’Arcy and Harty Construction, Inc. for the 2005 Sewer Line Replacement Project.  E2 Consulting Engineers is completing as-built plans for the project.

 

4. Pump Station SCADA System Improvement Project

 

New instrumentation controls are operating at all eight wastewater pump stations and communicating with the District office.  Instrumentation programmer Doug Buck is completing integration of the new SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system with the District local area computer network.  Tesco Controls is developing software programming to allow integration of Forest Lake Reservoir improvements with the District SCADA system as well as several reclamation project locations including the 2.5 million water storage tank and the Viscaino backup potable water pump station.    

 

 

Reviewed:    

 

General Manager: RA  Date: 1/20/06                    Agenda Item No. 12B