Purchasing Type: Ratification (RA)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): 5 & 7
RA - Purchase Order No. 1175308 for Sewer Line Replacement on Cedar Ridge Trail (Emergency): for use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM). This emergency procurement consisted of repairing a broken sewer line to stop sewage from spilling into the Snapfinger Creek. Recommend approval to ratify the emergency expenditure made for the repair services. Awarded to The Renee Group, Inc. Amount Not To Exceed: $208,690.00.
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Information Contact: Talisa Clark, CPPO
Phone Number: (404) 687-2797
PURPOSE:
On April 19, 2019, the results of a heavy rain storm caused a tree to fall on top of an 8” sewer line. The sewer line broke and caused a sewer spill into Snapfinger Creek. The repair required an emergency bypass pumping plan to be set up, seventy-five (75) feet of damaged pipe to be replaced, a temporary creek crossing, and the performance of site restoration and erosion control.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend approval of the ratification with:
The Renee Group, Inc., 305 Selig Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30336
Amount Not To Exceed: $208,690.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. LSBE-DeKalb Participation: 100%
2. Funding: Renewal and Extension (DWM) CIP Line No. 82
3. Justification: An emergency sewer line repair was required to remedy a sewer spill on Cedar Ridge Trail. Sewage spills contain bacteria, viruses, and other microbes that can cause illnesses and are health hazards which needed to be stopped and addressed immediately.