STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: December 13, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 9, 10
DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities Department
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a construction services contract for the installation of a 2.0-million-gallon elevated water storage tank, 20-inch diameter electrically operated butterfly valve and vault, and a 30-inch diameter electrically operated butterfly valve and vault - Landmark Structures, I LP, lowest responsible bidder of two - Not to exceed $16,790,000.00 - Financing: Water Capital Improvement F Fund
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) Department provides drinking water and fire flow protection to approximately 2.4 million people in the City of Dallas and 23 customer cities. DWU's water delivery system consists of 22 pump stations, 21 storage tanks, 18 pressure planes, and over 5,000 miles of pipeline infrastructure. DWU has evaluated the condition and long-term needs of its infrastructure through master planning and condition assessment efforts and identified key facilities and equipment that need to be rehabilitated or replaced. The existing Garland Road elevated water tank is one of those critical pieces of infrastructure that was built in 1954 and has shown structural deficiencies. Because of the age and structural integrity of the tank, DWU has identified the need to build a new elevated water storage tank to replace the existing tank located at 2523 Costa Mesa Drive.
The elevated water tank provides potable water storage for the East High-Pressure Zone, which includes an area generally bounded by Northwest Highway, Lyndon B.Johnson Freeway, Scyene Road and White Rock Lake/East Gand Avenue. It is the only elevated tank in the East High-Pressure Zone serving east Dallas and continued service is critical to the overall water delivery system. The facility was identified for replacem...
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