The streets in the Poet Street neighborhood will be repaved this summer.  The sanitary sewer runs through the alley right of way so it does not need to be replaced prior to street resurfacing.  The waterlines are in the street but there is not a leak or break history in the area and replacement was not included in the replacement program schedule.  During installation of the storm drain prior to the overlay, the waterlines were visually inspected and found to be in poor condition and need to be replaced.  W.O. 18-20 will replace the waterlines in the Poet Street area before the street work is done.  The project was advertised April 6th and 13th, 2018, and bids were opened April 17th, 2018.  The street contractor is ready to start work, so bidding and contracting the water line replacement is being done in a compressed schedule.  The bids and a recommendation for bid award will be included in the April 20 Friday packet and presented at the City Council meeting.

City Council may:

• Approve the award of the contract to the recommended bidder, or;
• Disapprove the award of the contract.  If the contract is not awarded, the streets will be resurfaced with a high potential for leaking water lines underground.

The FY 2018 budget includes adequate funds for water line replacement.  The contract amount will be presented in the April 20 Friday packet at the City Council meeting.

Staff recommends that Council approve the award of the contract to the recommended bidder.