Purchasing Type: Ratification (RA)
Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Purchasing & Contracting
AGENDA ITEM:
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Commission District(s): 1 and 7
RA - Emergency Purchase Order No. 1175082 for Hideaway Drive Camera Removal and Sewer Line Repair (Emergency): for use by the Department of Watershed Management (DWM). This emergency procurement consisted of the removal of a camera and diversion flow plug lodged in a 15” sewer line segment. Recommend approval to ratify the emergency expenditure made for the removal of camera and subsequent repair services. Awarded to The Renee Group, Inc. Amount Not To Exceed: $307,920.00.
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Information Contact: Talisa Clark, CPPO
Phone Number: (404) 687-2797
PURPOSE:
A routine pipe inspection of the sewer lines resulted in a camera and diversion flow plug getting stuck in a dilapidated segment of the pipe. The contractor does assessment work only, so they couldn’t retrieve the camera from the pipe. Retrieval required excavation and pipe repair and/or replacement. The two items had to be removed immediately due to the potential for sewer backups in homes along Hideaway Drive and to prevent an environmental hazard of raw sewage discharging into South Fork Peachtree Creek. The on-call contractor was contacted and immediately responded to the emergency. The camera and flow diversion plug removal resulted in utilizing bypass pumping, to replace a 15” PVC sanitary sewer pipe from manhole to manhole, and a 15” x 6” Y-Joint (specially made and shipped from Macon). Additional services involved the clearing of easement, medium and large tree removal, and fence removal. The site restoration and erosion control included the installation and removal of 1,500 LF of silt fence, debris removal from the vicinity of the creek, surge stone and filter for construction entrance, seed and straw, and restoring the stream bank. Consent Decree requires the County to replace damaged lines that might compromise the connection to our sewer system. This improvement ensures compliance with the federal Clean Water Act and the Georgia Water Quality Control Act.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
Recommend approval of the ratification with:
The Renee Group, Inc., 305 Selig Drive SW, Atlanta, GA 30336
Amount Not To Exceed: $307,920.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
1. LSBE-DeKalb Participation: 100%
2. Funding: Bond and Renewal & Extension (DWM) CIP Line No. 82
3. Justification: Non-Competitive Procurement Request for the emergency removal
of a camera and diversion flow plug to prevent sewage backup to
homes and sewage from spilling into creek.