Public Hearing for Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project 2023 Copyrighted
August 7, 2023
City of Dubuque Public Hearings # 03.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing for Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project
2023
SUMMARY: Proof of Publication on notice of public hearing to considerthe plans,
specifications, form of contract and estimated cost of$440,300 for the
Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project 2023.
RESOLUTION Approval of Plans, Specifications, Form of Contract,
And Estimated Cost for the Old Highway Road Water Main Connection
Loop 2023
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File;Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Burlington St W M Public Hearing MVM Memo Staff Memo
Burlington St W M Public Hearing Resolution Resolutions
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project 2023
Public Hearing
DATE: August 1, 2023
Water Department Manager Christopher Lester is recommending City Council approve
the plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost of$440,300 for the
Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project 2023.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
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Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Lester, Water Department Manager
SUBJECT: Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project 2023
Public Hearing
DATE: July 31, 2023
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to request approval of the plans, specifications,
form of contract and estimated cost for the Burlington Street Water Main Improvement
Project 2023 through the adoption of the attached resolution.
BACKGROUND
Since 2004, the area in and around Burlington Street and National Street has been
subject to eleven water main breaks, with six of those events occurring in the last three
years. Not only are the residents inconvenienced with unplanned water outages, but
also the water that comes to the surFace during the main breaks has resulted in some
localized flooding of adjacent properties including property damage.
The water main in Burlington Street is 1937 era 6" cast iron pipe and was installed with
lead joints and at some locations buried deeper than normal to a depth of 9' 6". The
street is unimproved with no storm sewer with an asphalt curb-line where it has been
requested by the residents. The water main is heavily tuberculated and is fatigued due
to internal corrosion resulting from the tuberculation which has resulted in a reduction of
the pipe wall thickness and increased main breaks in recent years. The area is
pressurized from the Park Hill Pumping Station which creates instantaneous pressure
spikes leading to many of the main breaks experienced.
In 2019, a capital improvement project was drafted to start the process of replacing
fatigued pipe in the area in and around Burlington and National Streets, and to evaluate
the performance of the Park Hill Pump Station.
DISCUSSION
While the initial scope focused on Burlington and National Streets, due to further main
breaks in the adjacent streets including Muscatine, it was important to address the order
in which mains would be replaced.
To further our understanding of the impact of the pumping station and under what
conditions cause the main breaks in the Burlington and National Street area, the Water
Department purchased pressure recorders which were installed on hydrants. In
September of 2021, the Water Department installed a pressure monitor on a hydrant at
the intersection of Muscatine Street and Primrose Street which is near the proposed
Burlington-National water main project site. The results of the collected data showed
rapid pressure spikes as high as 115 psi and dips as low as 70 psi when the pumps at
the Park Hill Pump Station were turned on and off creating water hammer in the pipes.
The proposed project scope based on the data received from the pressure monitoring
exercise is to replace approximately 820 feet of 6-inch water main along Burlington
Street from Stoltz Street to National Street, to approximately 300-foot east of Primrose
Street; and the installation of two air-release structures, one on Burlington Street and
the second on Primrose Street. Additional capital improvements will be requested in
future budget cycles for the continued replacement of water main along Muscatine
Street. Park Hill Pumping Station improvement will be completed by in-house staff and
are therefore not part of this scope.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
The proposed schedule is as follows:
Initiate Public Bidding & Set Public Hearing Date July 17, 2023
Publish Public Hearing Notice on Plans & Specs July 21, 2023
Distribute and Post Notice to Bidders, Advertise for Bids July 21, 2023
Public Hearing on Plans & Specifications August 7, 2023
Receipt of Bid Proposals (Bid Letting) August 10, 2023 2 PM
Bid Tab and Award Recommendation August 11, 2023
Award Construction Contract August 21,2023
Construction Commencing September 1, 2023
Project Completion Date November 15, 2023
BUDGET IMPACT
Funding for the project will be from CIP #4281000014 Burlington Water Main with a
balance of$440,300.14. The estimate of probable cost for the Burlington Street Water
Main Improvement project:
Description Cost Estimate
Construction Cost Estimate $353,120
Contin enc $22,180
En ineerin Desi n Preliminar and Final $50,000
Construction Engineering (Part Time Inspection) $15,000
Total Estimate Project Cost $440,300
REQUEST
The City Council is requested to approve the plans, specifications, form of contract and
estimated cost for the Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project 2023.
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cc: Jenny Larson, Director of Finance and Budget
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Darrin Homb, Water Distribution Foreman
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RESOLUTION NO. 258 -23
APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND
ESTIMATED COST FOR THE OLD HIGHWAY ROAD WATER MAIN CONNECTION
LOOP 2023
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DUBUQUE, IOWA:
That the proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for
the Old Highway Road Water Main Water Main Connection Loop 2023 in the amount of
$748,810.00, are hereby approved.
Passed, adopted, and approved this 7th day of August, 2023.
radM. avan h, Mayor
Attest:
Trish L. Gleason, Assistant City Clerk
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
CERTIFICATE OF PUBLICATION
I, Kathy Goetzinger, a Billing Clerk for Woodward
Communications, Inc., an Iowa corporation, publisher
of the Telegraph Herald, a newspaper of general
circulation published in the City c f Dubuque, County
of Dubuque and State of Iowa; hereby certify that the
attached notice was published in said newspaper on the
following dates:
07/21/2023
and for which the charge is 52.44
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Subscribed to before me, a Notary Public in and for
Dubuque County, Iowa,
this 24th day of July, 2023
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JANET K. PAPE
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
OFFICIAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF
CONTRACT, AND ESTIMATED COST FOR THE BURLINGTON STREET WATER
MAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: The City Council of the City of
Dubuque, Iowa will hold a public hearing on the proposed
plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated cost for
the Burlington Street Water Main Improvement Project, in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 26, Code of Iowa, at
6:30 p.m., on the 7th day of August 2023, in the Historic
Federal Building, 350 West 6th Street, Council Chambers
(second floor), Dubuque, Iowa. Said proposed plans,
specifications, form of contract and estimated cost are now on
file in the office of the City Clerk, 50 W. 13th Street,
Dubuque.
The scope of the Project is a; follows:
Replacement c apr r' xi; . tely 820 feet of 6-_ncl' water ma: .
along Burlington Street from Stoltz Street to National Street,
to approximately 300-foot east of Primrose Street.
Installation of an of air -release valve and vault
approximately 55-feet southeast of Primrose St. on Burlington
St. and installation of an of air -release valve and vault
approximately 100-feet northeast of Burlington St. on Primrose
St.
At the meeting, the City Council will receive in -person and
virtual comments from any resident or property owner of said
City to the above action. The official agenda will be posted
the Friday before the meeting and will contain public input
options. The City Council agenda can be accessed at
https://cityofdubuque.novusagenda.com/AgendaPublic/ or by
contacting the City Clerk's Office at 563-589-4100,
ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org. At said time and place of public
hearings all interested citizens and parties will be given an
opportunity to be heard for or against said proposal.
Written comments regarding the above public hearings may be
submitted to the City Clerk's Office via email at
ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org or by mail to City Clerk's Office,
City Hall, 50 W. 13th St., Dubuque, IA 52001, before said
time of public hearing. At said time and place of public
hearings r,1e it' Council 'gill receive :-ny wr aen comments
received by the City Clerk's Office before said time of public
hearing.
Copies of supporting documents for the public hearings are
on file in the City Clerk's Office and may be viewed Monday
through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Individuals with limited English proficiency, vision,
hearing, or speech impairments requiring special assistance
should contact the City Clerks Office at (563) 589-4100, TDD
(563) 690-6678, ctyclerk@cityofdubuque.org as soon as
feasible. Deaf or hard -of -hearing individuals can use Relay
Iowa by dialing 711 or (800) 735-2942.
Published by order of the City Council given on the 17th day
of July 2023.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder,
CMC City Clerk
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