STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Transportation & Infrastructure
AGENDA DATE: June 22, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Outside City Limits
DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities Department
EXECUTIVE: Kimberly Bizor Tolbert
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) an increase in the construction services contract with Ark Contracting Services, LLC for additional work associated with the relocation of a 48-inch diameter water transmission pipeline along Ranchview Drive and Ranch Trail in the City of Irving - Not to exceed $695,156.07, from $3,010,639.00 to $3,705,795.07; and (2) the receipt and deposit of funds from the City of Irving in an amount not to exceed $257,207.75 for the City of Irving's share of the project cost within Irving Corporate limits - Financing: Water Construction Fund ($695,156.07)
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BACKGROUND
Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) owns and operates a 48-inch water transmission pipeline that provides treated water to several customers, including Irving and the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The existing pipeline was built in 1972 and is located within a 20-foot-wide easement through Irving. Since being built, the area has been fully developed with residential improvements, including numerous fences, retaining walls, and backyard improvements crossing the easement. These private improvements, including some encroachments into the existing water pipeline easement, have resulted in insufficient accessibility for maintenance and operation of a portion of the pipeline.
The City of Dallas and the City of Irving have mutually determined that a section of the pipeline within the City of Irving should be relocated in the interest of both Dallas and Irving customers. The pipeline between Ranchview Drive and Ranch Trail with the least amount of access will be relocated to the public right-of-way to improve maintenance and operational accessibility. On September 23, 2020, City Council authorized an Interlocal Agreeme...
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