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Recommend the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approve an Request for Bids Package (“RFB”) including Technical Specifications for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project’s Well Replacement 11B02 Project, and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract for the project construction with the awarded contractor. (Staff: Pete Vannerus)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Recommend the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors to approve a Request for Bids Package (“RFB”) including Technical Specifications for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project’s Well Replacement 11B02 Project, and authorize the General Manager to execute a contract for the project construction with the awarded contractor.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (“MCWRA”) was awarded a Federal Earmark EPA Grant totaling $900,000 to partially fund the construction of a replacement supplemental groundwater well for the Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project (CSIP) distribution system. The final acceptance of the grant is in process of completion and the bidding process is necessary to finalize the budget numbers, move the project forward, and get a contractor setup to complete the project. The well easement expansion is in the process of becoming finalized for the project.
The Draft Request for Bids (RFB 25-001) is attached along with the project technical specifications. The final RFB will have the schedule of events revised after it’s approved by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors and is released for bidding.
The project will be replacing Supplemental Well 11B01 which collapsed in early 2024. The old well will be destroyed and the replacement, Well 11B02, will be constructed approximately 50-60 feet to the north-east. The site is ideal for a replacement as water quality is good in the location and reduc...
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