Ten commercial properties on the west end of Bell North Drive are served by private grinder pumps that pump wastewater into a public wastewater force main that discharges into a manhole near 17316 Bell North Drive.  This project is the construction of a gravity sewer main within Bell North Drive that will flow toward and discharge into the gravity main on Doerr Lane. 
 
Bids for the Bell North Sewer Project were opened on January 13, 2026.  Two bids were received.  The lowest bid was from RL Jones, LP.  Staff and the design consultant have reviewed the bids and supporting documentation and determined that the bid from RL Jones, LP, is acceptable.

The goal of Resolution 26-R-022 is to obtain authorization from Council to execute a contract with RL Jones, LP, for the construction of the Bell North Sewer Project.

The sewer project benefits the properties directly served by eliminating individual grinder pumps at each business and allows for a gravity collection system which is more efficient and easier for Public Works crews to maintain.  The timing of the project is to complete construction ahead of a proposed street surface improvement project.  This supports Council's strategic objective of maintaining wastewater and transportation infrastructure.

Staff recommends the authorization of the construction contract for the Bell North Drive Sewer Project to RL Jones, LP, for $513,900 ($465,480 Base Bid Plus $48,500 Bid Alternate for removal of grinder pump systems), with an authorized expenditure amount not to exceed $575,000.

The cost of the construction shall not exceed $575,000, which is within the approved Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) budget for the project.  Sewer Reserves will provide the project funding.

Approve Resolution 26-R-022.