BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Update on the Condition of the Almaden Valley Pipeline Inspection and Rehabilitation Project, and Determination that the Condition of the Almaden Valley Pipeline Continues to Constitute an Emergency (San Jose, Los Gatos, Unincorporated Santa Clara County) (Districts 4 and 7).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Receive an update on the Almaden Valley Pipeline Inspection and Rehabilitation Project; and
B. Determine by a four-fifths vote of the Board, that there is a need to continue the emergency action declared by the Chief Executive Officer on December 5, 2017, pursuant to California Public Contract Code ?22050, to repair the Almaden Valley Pipeline (San Jose, Los Gatos, Unincorporated Santa Clara County) (Districts 4 and 7).
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SUMMARY:
According to Public Contract Code ?22050, in order for the emergency action to remain in place, the Board must determine, by four-fifths vote at every regularly scheduled Board meeting until the emergency action is terminated, that there is a need to continue the emergency action; this agenda item recommends the Board make such a finding.
On December 5, 2017, the CEO declared that the condition of the Almaden Valley Pipeline (AVP) constituted an emergency condition pursuant to California Public Contract Code ?22050; and therefore, District staff is exempted from undergoing competitive bidding requirements to procure the necessary equipment, supplies, non-professional services, and public works to attend to the emergency condition. This declaration was continued by the Board on December 12, 2017, January 9, 2018, January 23, 2018 and February 13, 2018. The emergency condition continues to exist as the repairs to the Almaden Valley Pipeline are not yet completed.
The AVP consists of approximately 12 miles of 72-inch to 78-inch diameter Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) and welded steel pipe (WSP). The pipeline was constructed in two major segments: AVP Unit 1 was c...
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