The City's FY2018-FY2027 Capital Improvement Program included the UT00296 - Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation program which addresses defective sewer segments in the City's wastewater collection system. Several segments were rehabilitated in FY18 and more are planned for FY19. However, the costs for the FY18 rehabilitation work came in under what was originally estimated.  Staff would like to utilize a portion of this budget for a study to plan an expansion of the Beardsley Water Reclamation Facility.

The Beardsley Water Reclamation Facility was originally designed by Carollo Engineers. Carollo also worked on subsequent expansions. Per County requirements, the plant is close to reaching a requirement for design services to take place on a future expansion.  To better prepare for this, staff is proposing a direct select contract with Carollo Engineers to evaluate the scope and cost of what the next expansion would look like. This information will then be used in upcoming CIP planning efforts.

The proposed study does not include any design effort. The cost for this effort will be included in the future CIP estimates.

A: Approve a budget transfer in the amount of $60,000 from the Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation project to the Beardsley WRF Equipment Upgrades project.

B: Deny approval of the budget transfer. This will result in cancellation of the project.

Staff recommends approval of a budget transfer in the amount of $60,000 from the Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation project, Wastewater Fund, Wastewater System Account 2400-2550-CIPWW-543003-UT00296 to the Beardsley WRF Equipment Upgrade project, Wastewater Fund, Wastewater System Account 2400-2550-CIPWW-543003-UT00314.