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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Robert Leible, Superintendent of Water Production
DATE: June 24, 2024
SUBJECT:
A Resolution to award a contract for Well Drilling Services in the amount of $712,000.00 for the Water Production Division.
PURPOSE:
To obtain City Council approval to award a contract to Municipal Well & Pump (Municipal), Waupun, WI, for the Well No. 105 Shallow Well Drilling project, for the Water Production Division (WPD) in an amount of $712,000.00.
BACKGROUND:
Well 105 will replace Well 103 which previously experienced a failure of the original underground borehole construction that could not be reasonably repaired. Well 105 will be located at 2390 W. Illinois Avenue, the site of fire station #10 (Ward 5). A new location was chosen for Well 105 as it will be located outside of the floodplain. Well 103 was located within the 100-year floodplain and more specifically in the floodway. Choosing a new site alleviates all floodplain issues and simplifies IEPA permitting of the new well. Furthermore, the new location requires minimal underground construction to connect the new well to the existing well collector water main near the new site. Well 103 has since been properly sealed per well abandonment regulations.
Benefits of the new well will be 1) constructed outside of the floodplain; 2) a larger capacity well is expected versus Well 103 by drilling into the deeper rock formation; 3) the new well will have a lower potential for contamination in the deeper rock formation.
The WPD previously hired Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT) to perform the necessary professional services for design, construction observation, and project administration as the engineer of record.
DISCUSSION:
The project to perform the well drilling work was publicly advertised on May 19, 2024 (Bid No. 24-018R) and bids were opened on June 12, 2024. Two (2) bids were received and the bid tabulation is attached.
The lowest base bid is $505,885 submitted by Municipal...
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