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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 18 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />February 6, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Emergency On -Call Sewer and Water Systems Repair Services Agreements <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Third Agreement Amendments for Emergency On -Call Water and Sewer <br />Repair Services with Mike Prlich & Sons, Inc., Paulus Engineering, Inc., and TE <br />Roberts, Inc. <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute the third amendment to agreements with Mike <br />Prlich & Sons, Inc., Paulus Engineering, Inc., and TE Roberts, Inc. for on -call <br />emergency sewer and water system repair services to increase the annual shared <br />agreement amount by $850,000, for an updated annual amount of $2,050,000, for the <br />remaining term of the agreement expiring August 19, 2024 (Agreement A-2024-XXX). <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />DISCUSSION <br />On August 20, 2019, the City Council approved agreements with Mike Prlich and Sons, <br />Inc., Paulus Engineering, Inc., and TE Roberts, Inc. for on -call emergency sewer and <br />water infrastructure repairs in an aggregate annual amount of $500,000. These services <br />include repairing pipelines, tanks, pumps at various utility facilities, and performing site <br />restoration, as directed by staff, to prevent system outages, maintain services during an <br />emergency, and restore services to normal operating conditions. <br />For the past three years, the Public Works Agency's Water Resources Division has <br />utilized these contractors for water main pipe repair work, fire hydrant relocation, <br />installation of new sewer laterals, and other services needed to supplement the work <br />performed by City staff. To meet the increased demand for these services, the City <br />Council approved the first amendment to agreements with the contractors on May 5, <br />2020, increasing the shared annual amount by $250,000 to an aggregate annual <br />amount of $750,000. Water Resources anticipated an increase in demands due to <br />collaboration with the Orange County Water District on water treatment systems for per - <br />and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and recommended an increase of $450,000 for <br />an updated aggregate annual amount of $1,200,000. <br />In 2023, City staff was deployed four times in response to water main breaks located <br />between 700-1001 East Avalon Avenue. After careful consideration, staff recommended <br />