Request to Advertise - 2023 Water Works Utility Service Line Repair Program

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Flat Rate for Stop Box Repairs: Applicants will unearth a single excavation up to five cubic feet in grass for a flat rate of $540. For stop box repairs that require the removal of a hard surface, such as asphalt or concrete, the flat rate is increased to $648. This flat rate will include all equipment, material and labor necessary to replace the stop box and rod. This flat rate will be used for all emergency repairs made during normal business hours. A curb valve found to be inoperable and/or leaking must be replaced, and the repair is billed as a basic service leak at the rates described herein. Flat Rate for Basic Service Leak Repairs: Applicants will unearth a single excavation up to five cubic feet in grass for a flat rate of $1,674. For basic leak repairs that require the removal of a hard surface, such as asphalt or concrete, the flat rate is increased to $1,782. This flat rate will include all equipment, material and labor necessary to replace the curb valve, stop box and rod or repair a single leak on a three feet or less section of the service line. This flat rate will be used for all emergency repairs made during normal business hours. Repairs that require exceeding these specifications to complete must be reported to Water Works Utility management staff to determine if a leak repair is not considered basic repair due to special circumstances. Any special circumstance requires City approval, and the repair is billed for equipment, material and labor at the rates described herein. Special Circumstance Plumber Rates for Equipment, Material and Labor: Equipment Rates per Job: Pneumatic Ground Piercing Mole $162 Trench Shoring/Shield Box $140 Arrow Board $135 Air Compressor $119 Hammer/Rotary Drill $103 Partner Saw $97 Barricades $92 Freeze Kit $86 Plate Compactor $81 Trash Water Pump $54 Work Truck $43 Equipment Rates per Hour: Vactor $324 Backhoe $130 Dump Truck/Trailer $75 Material Rates per Job: #53 Recycled Concrete Backfill $97 Black Dirt & Seed $97 Labor Rates per Hour: Plumber $97 Laborer $75 Special Circumstances include, but are not limited to: • Any leak repair that requires subcontracting for heavy traffic control. • Any leak repair that requires more than a single excavation. • Any leak repair that requires excavating greater than a five feet square area. • Any leak repair that requires excavating greater than five feet of depth and must have trench shoring or a shield box installed for OSHA compliance. • Any leak repair that requires a portion of the street to be removed. • Any leak repair that requires extensive landscape removal. • Any leak repair involving the foundation of the structure. • Any service line repair that requires more than a single leak to be repaired. • Any leak repair that requires replacing any length of the service line greater than three feet. • Emergency leak repair designated by the Water Works Utility to be completed before/after normal business hours, weekends and holidays. The successful applicants shall comply with the City’s ordinance and all other federal, state and local laws