SUBJECT:
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Request Approval of Water Main Extension Connection Agreement WME-115-S Between OXE Investments, LLC, and Marion County Utilities (Budget Impact - Neutral; expenditure of $29,581)
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INITIATOR: DEPARTMENT:
Tony Cunningham, P.E., Director Utilities
DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND:
In accordance with Land Development Code section 6.14.2, developers (property owners) are required to connect to public utilities if the property is within connection distance. For a single-family residence, the connection distance is 400 feet from the parcel’s closest corner to the public water main. In this case, the property owner is required to connect to the public water main provided by Marion County Utilities (MCU) and would be required to install the water main across the entire parcel’s frontage and end the system at the farthest end of the property. The County has the necessary funding to extend the water main an additional 45 feet beyond the owner’s 185-foot responsibility, placing the dead-end in a more optimal location to minimize disruption for future extensions.
Resolution No. 21-R-381 approved by the Board on August 17, 2021, authorizes in certain circumstances, to allow MCU to enter into a Share Agreement whereby each parcel connecting to MCU system pays only its share of the project based upon MCU low bid contractor’s price for the work. The total project cost is $29,581, which includes construction ($28,881) and design ($700) costs. The project cost will be divided by five (5) benefitting parcels totaling $5,916.20 per parcel.
BUDGET/IMPACT:
Neutral; project cost is $29,581 and construction purchase order includes 10% contingency in accordance with the Procurement Manual. Funding is from ZF448536-563102 with project code UTC000094.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
Motion to approve and authorize the Chairman and Clerk to execute the subject Water Main Extension Connection Agreement and authorize staff to issue the purchase order for T&C Underground under 22P-146.
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