BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Update on the Condition of the Milpitas Pipeline and Determination that the Condition of the Milpitas Pipeline Continues to Constitute an Emergency (San Jose) (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Receive an update on the Milpitas Pipeline; 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 (CEO) on March 16, 2020, pursuant to California Public Contract Code ?22050, to repair the Milpitas Pipeline.
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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 March 16, 2020, the CEO declared that the condition of the Milpitas Pipeline (MPL) constituted an emergency condition pursuant to California Public Contract Code ?22050. The emergency declaration further determined that Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) staff may repair such pipeline, take any directly related and immediate action required by that emergency, and procure the necessary equipment, services, and supplies for those purposes, without giving notice for bids to let contracts. The emergency condition continues to exist as the repairs to the MPL are underway.
The MPL consists of approximately five (5) miles of 42-inch diameter welded steel pipe. The pipeline was originally constructed in three major stages in the early 1990s. Several segments of the pipeline have been relocated since its original construction to accommodate other agencies' infrastructure improvement projects. The MPL is used to supply treated water to Valley Water's North San Jose and Milpitas service areas. In addition, the MPL is Valley Water's sole connection to the Sa...
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