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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 21 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 21, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Sanitary Sewer Chemical Root Foaming Services <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Award a Blanket Order Contract to Duke’s Root Control, Inc. in an Annual Amount Not to <br />Exceed $60,000 for Sanitary Sewer Chemical Root Foaming Services (Specification 21- <br />124) (Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Award a blanket order contract for sanitary sewer chemical root foaming services to <br />Duke’s Root Control, Inc. in an annual amount not to exceed $60,000, for a total contract <br />amount not to exceed $300,000, for a one-year term beginning December 21, 2021, and <br />expiring December 20, 2022, with provisions for four one-year renewal periods <br />exercisable by the City Manager, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the <br />City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency’s Water Resources Division oversees and maintains the daily <br />operations of the City’s sanitary sewer systems. The system consists of approximately <br />400 miles of sewer main, 9,000 manholes, 48,500 sewer laterals, and two sewer lift <br />stations, which convey sewage to the Orange County Sanitation District for (OCSD) for <br />treatment. These sewer assets are continually inspected to identify areas with structural <br />defects and major root intrusions. <br />The contract with Duke’s Root Control, Inc., provides for sewer root foaming services of <br />the sewer system main lines. The chemical root foaming treatment of selected sewer <br />mains will enhance effluent flow, prevent sewer system overflows, reduce recurring <br />maintenance, and extend the useful life of the City’s assets. <br />An Invitation for Bids for sanitary sewer chemical root foaming services was advertised <br />on October 22, 2021, on the City’s online bid and management publication system. A <br />summary of the Invitation for Bids and bids received is as follows: <br />143 Vendors Notified <br />2 Santa Ana Vendors Notified <br />12 Vendors Downloaded Bid <br />1 Bids Received