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July 14, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting
Title
34. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Contract for Trenchless Rehabilitation of a Sewer Main and Vault Junction Boxes at the President Street Water Reclamation Plant with Vortex Companies in the Amount of $701,065. These services prevent massive sewage spills from entering the Savannah River. (Conveyance and Distribution)
Strategic Priority
Infrastructure
Description

This contract is for the trenchless rehabilitation of the main sewer line and vaults/junction boxes at the President Street Wastewater Treatment Plant from Vortex Companies in the amount of $701,065. This contract is to rehabilitate the line and the two associated vaults/junction boxes on the north and south sides at 1400 East President Street. These two vaults/junction boxes and the sixty-inch main sewer line convey all of the City of Savannah sewage from Montgomery Crossroads north to the President Street Water Reclamation Plant. Failure to rehabilitate these lines and vaults/junction boxes could result in catastrophic failure of this infrastructure resulting in a massive sewage spill into the Savannah River. This main and the junction boxes have met their useful service life. The rehabilitation is being done through a Trenchless process and includes the by-passing of the sewage while the rehab coating is being done.

 

The contract used for this procurement is an HGAC Cooperative contract for Trenchless Pipeline Rehabilitation Services (Contract No. TP07-18). Per Section 2-4154 of the City’s Purchasing Ordinance, the City may purchase goods or services through the use of a state contract. It was competitively bid by HGAC and expires on June 30, 2022.

 

The vendor is:

Vortex Companies  (752 Tucker Rd Building 200 Winder, GA)(D)                  $701,065

(D) Indicates a Non-Local, Non-DBE owned business.

Recommendation

Approval

Contact
Heath Lloyd, Assistant City Manager & Chief, Infrastructure and Development
Financial Impact
Expenditure of $701,065 from the Capital Improvement Fund/Sewer Line Rehabilitation.
Review Comments
Attachments
Exhibit 1: Funding Verification - Sewer Main and Junction Boxes Rehabilitation.pdf
Exhibit 2: Purchasing Notes - Sewer Main and Junction Boxes Rehabilitation.pdf
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