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BACKGROUND During March 24 and 25, 2011, heavy rains soaked the hillsides of Pleasanton Ridge and caused a landslide that broke a City water main that provides potable water to more than 250 homes. A seventy foot (70') section of 10" water line between tank 1300 and tank 1600 was damaged and pulled apart when the land moved causing tank 1600 to drain. On March 25th the City Manager made a Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency that allowed City staff to waive formal bidding processes and begin immediate repair of the broken water main. On March 31, 2011, the City Council ratified the proclamation of the local emergency and issued Resolution No. 11-432. The City met with different qualified contractors on site to discuss options of repair and received informal bids. The City selected McGuire and Hester to perform the emergency work on a time and materials basis to install the 10" line using an open trench process. McGuire and Hester were chosen based on the past performance of other emergency work, availability of staff and materials, and method proposed. DISCUSSION McGuire and Hester began work on the site March 31, 2011, and continued working until the line was re-routed around the landslide and reconnected to the existing line. On April 8, 2011, the line was completed and tied into the existing line to finish the permanent water line repairs. The existing 10" steel line was abandoned in place at the slide location and re-routed to a parallel fire road east of the existing line. The relocation required installation of 606' of 10" TR Flex Ductile Iron Pipe. Improvements to the fire access road that provided access to the site had to be made to allow for construction traffic to the location. The site was fully restored to the original condition in conformance to East Bay Regional Parks' encroachment permit. The City worked with East Bay Regional Parks to obtain a new easement for the relocated water line. Kier and Wright was hired to survey the new location of the water line and create the easement for the new water line. The old water line was abandoned in place and the old easement was vacated. East Bay Regional Parks accepted the new easement and abandonment of the existing easement. In addition, McGuire and Hester installed the gates on both sides of the slide as requested by East Bay Regional Parks to prevent vehicular traffic over the landslide area. The City's on-call geotechnical firm, ENGEO Incorporated, performed an onsite inspection to confirm the limits of the landslide and ensure that the alignment of the relocated water line was outside the influence zone of the slide. They provided recommendations for surface repairs and recommended that the water line be relocated around the landslide until the landslide could be repaired. Discussions with East Bay Regional Parks indicated the landslide would not be repaired in the near future. Corrosion Engineering Associates was hired to install cathodic protection for the new line. This firm worked in conjunction with McGuire and Hester to install the cathodic protection system and test stations. Page 2 of 3