Public Hearing - Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project Copyrighted
May 20, 2024
City of Dubuque Public Hearings # 05.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing -Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project (Project I D:
5581500001)
SUM MARY: Proof of publication on notice of public hearing to consider City Council
approval of the construction plans and specifications with an estimated
construction cost of$827,972 for the Tamarack Sanitary sewer
Extension Project through the adoption of the enclosed resolution, and
City Manager recommending approval.
RESOLUTION Approval of plans, specifications, form of contract, and
estimated cost for the Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File;Adopt Resolution(s)
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
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MVM Memo City Manager Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Resolution Resolutions
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
(Project ID: 5581500001)
DATE: May 14, 2024
City Engineer Gus Psihoyos is recommending City Council approval of the construction
plans and specifications with an estimated construction cost of $827,972 for the
Tamarack Sanitary sewer Extension Project through the adoption of the enclosed
resolution.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
Deron Muehring, Water & Resource Recovery Center Director
Bob Schiesl, PE, Assistant City Engineer
Max O'Brien, PE Civil Engineer
Christopher Lester, Water Department Director
Todd Irwin, Engineering Technician
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TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
DATE: May 13, 2024
SUBJECT: Public Hearing - Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project
(Project ID: 5581500001)
INTRODUCTION
This memorandum requests the City Council conduct a public hearing for the Tamarack
Sanitary Sewer Extension Project.
BACKGROUND
In 1998 the City began to extend sanitary sewer along Granger Creek, for the Dubuque
Technology Park development. The Granger Creek Interceptor Sewer (GCIS)
extension consisted of the Granger Creek Pump Station and approximately 17,600 LF
of both 20 inch and 18" diameter pipe. In 2015, the City extended the interceptor sewer,
continuing along Granger Creek and U.S. Highway 151/61, to the Dubuque Regional
Airport. The GCIS extension the sanitary increased Sewer Shed 4 to approximately
6,300 acres.
Since the GCIS and the extension to the Dubuque Regional Airport has been
completed, several adjacent areas in or near Key West have connected to the City's
sewer system, such as Table Mound Mobile Home Park, Kerrigan Heights Subdivision,
Truck Country, a portion of Twin Ridge Subdivision, and Silver Oaks Subdivision.
Tamarack Business Park and the City's Crossroads Industrial Park, along with other
adjacent parcels, are also able to be served by GCIS.
The City of Dubuque submitted a facility plan, based on the results of an intensive
evaluation of the existing interceptor collection and pumping systems that convey
sewage to the Water Resource Recovery Center (WRRC), to lowa Department of
Natural Resources (IDNR), in September of 2021. The facility plan identified three
improvement projects related to the Granger Creek Interceptor Sewer System: Granger
Creek Lift Station Capacity Improvements, Twin Ridge Sanitary Sewer Extension and
lagoon abandonment and the Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension.
The Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project will extend sanitary sewer service to
the existing unsewered commercial development, Tamarack Business Park, and
provide future sanitary sewer service opportunities for the Crossroads Industrial Park
area along with adjacent developed and undeveloped areas to the west.
DISCUSSION
The City selected Fehr Graham, as the design consultant, for this project through the
RFP Process. The sanitary sewer design is based on the approved IDNR Facility plan,
for the Granger Creek Interceptor Sewer Improvements. The sanitary sewer extension
will cross under U.S. Highway 151/61, to the west, and continue along an unnamed
tributary of Granger Creek and terminate at the south property line of the Crossroads
Industrial Park property. The new sewer extension will provide direct access for the
existing unsewered Tamarack Business Park development to connect to the City's
sanitary sewer collection system, along with providing access to sewer service for
adjacent developed and undeveloped areas to the north and west of Tamarack
Business Park.
Upon completion of the project, a sanitary sewer connection fee will be established for
the service area. The connection fee will be calculated by distributing the total project
costs over the the gross acreage served by the sewer extension. This will determine
the sanitary sewer cost per acre. Future developments with connections to this sewer
extension will be charged at the calculated fee per acre, for each acre that will be
connected to the sewer extension.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
The schedule for the project is as follows:
Initiate Public Bidding Process May 6, 2024
Publish Notice to Bidders, Advertise for Bids May 10, 2024
Publish Public Hearing Notice on Plans & Specifications May 10, 2024
Public Hearing on Plans & Specifications May 20, 2024
Receipt of Bid Proposals (Bid-Letting) June 6, 2024
Award Construction Contract June 17, 2024
Final Project Completion Date May 30, 2025
The award of the Contract may be delayed pending approval from the lowa Financing
Authority (IAF) and lowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) construction permit.
RECOMMENDATION
I recommend that the City Council conduct a public hearing and approve the plans,
specifications, form of contract and construction cost estimate for the Tamarack
Sanitary Sewer Extension Project.
BUDGET IMPACT
The estimate of probable cost for the Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension is
summarized as follows:
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Descri tion Estimate
Planning & Design $ 56,650.00
Construction $ 827,972.00
Contin enc � $2,�9�.2�
Contract Admin / Construction Engineering $ 89,965.38
0.5% SRF Loan Origination Fees $ 5,236.92
Total Project Cost $ 1,062,671.50
All three of the projects identified in the facility plan are utilizing State Revolving Fund
(SRF) loan proceeds for design. Two of the three projects, the Tamarack and Twin
Ridge sewer extension projects, are also utilizing SRF loan proceeds for Construction.
The construction of the third project identified in the Granger Creek Facility plan,
Granger Creek Lift Station Improvements, is funded utilizing a combination of a State
Revolving Fund (SRF) loan for design and a 20% match toward a $1,000,000 grant
through the EPA Community Grants Program.
The Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension project is utilizing the SRF loan program
funding for both design and construction. The SRF loan is being funded through
multiple Fiscal Year appropriations as detailed below:
Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project Funding
FY 22 5581500001 Sanitary Sewer Extensions to Existing � 233,500.00
Developments
FY 23 5581500001 Sanitary Sewer Extensions to Existing � 339,700.00
Developments
FY 24 5581500001 Sanitary Sewer Extensions to Existing � 404,200.00
Developments
FY 24 5581500009 Catfish/Granger Lift Station Improvements $ 85,271.50
Total SRF Project Funding $ 1,062,671.50
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The City Council is requested to approve the plans, specifications, form of contract and
estimated cost for the Tamarack Sanitary sewer Extension Project through the adoption
of the enclosed resolution.
Prepared by Todd Irwin, Engineering Technician
cc: Jenny Larson, Chief Financial Officer
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Deron Muehring, Water & Resource Recovery Center Director
Bob Schiesl, PE, Assistant City Engineer
Max O'Brien, PE Civil Engineer
Christopher Lester, Water Department Manager
Todd Irwin, Engineering Technician
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Prepared by Kerry Bradley City of Dubuque Engineering, 50 W. 13th St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (5631589-4274
Return to Adrienne N. Breitfelder City Clerk City of Dubuque, 50 VV. 13th St. Dubuque, IA 52001 (563)589-4100
RESOLUTION NO. 147-24
APPROVAL OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, FORM OF CONTRACT, AND
ESTIMATED COST FOR THE TAMARACK SANITARY SEWER EXTENSION
PROJECT
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
That the attached plans, specifications, form of contract and estimate of total cost
for the Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project in the estimated amount $827,972.00,
are hereby approved.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 201h day of May
Ric W.?�Os, Mayor Pro Tem
Attest:
Adrienne Breitfelder, CMC City Clerk
STATE OF IOWA SS:
DUBUQUE COUNTY
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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 TAMARACK SANITARY SEWER
EXTENSION 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 Tamarack Sanitary Sewer Extension Project, in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 26, Code of Iowa, at 6:30 p.m.,
on the 20th day of May 2024, in the Historic Federal Building
Council Chambers, 350 West 6th Street, Dubuque, Iowa. Said
proposed plans, specifications, form of contract and estimated
cost are now on file in the office of the City Clerk. At said
hearing any interested person may appear and file objections
thereto.
The scope of the Project is as follows:
The Project will consist of the installation of 1889 feet of
15 diameter sanitary sewer main to serve Tamarack Business
Park, including two roadway jack and bores 264 feet (Across
U.S. Hwy 151) and 203 feet (within (IDOT R.O.W.), replacing
one sanitary sewer manhole, installing 9 new sanitary sewer
manholes, a stream crossing and main encasement, and crossing
a 16 high pressure gas line.
At the meeting, the City Council will receive oral and
written 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.
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 the City Council will receive any written comments.
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 Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100,
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 6th day
of May 2024.
Adrienne N. Breitfelder,
CMC, City Clerk
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