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FINANCIAL STATEMENT Funding required for this project totals $2,672,555. There is currently a balance of $992,256 available in the Annual Water Main Replacement Project, CIP No.16128. The funding will be augmented by the allocation of$164,274 from the Water Reserve Surplus Fund, and the transfer of funds from various water capital improvement projects totaling $1,516,025. The total anticipated expenditures for the project are $2,594,040, leaving an unspent balance of$76,240 that will be used by the Operations Service Department to address any water main repairs required during the remainder of the fiscal year. BACKGROUND This project is part of the annual maintenance program which replaces failing water lines that have a potential for breakage and leaks. Service laterals, fire hydrants, and backflow devices that do not meet the current State Department of Public Health standards are also replaced as part of the annual maintenance program. Water replacement projects are selected from a list of projects identified by the City Utilities Division, and prioritized based on past records of maintenance, the potential for failure due to breakage, the expected life span of existing pipelines, and the scheduling of other CIP projects such as roadway surface maintenance. Portions of the water line between Jensen Street and Stanley Boulevard have been removed from service due to numerous leaks; several segments on Main Street have also been repaired in recent years. This water main provides water to the Jensen Tract and downtown businesses so maintaining this water line is critical. This project consists of replacing approximately 3,300 linear feet of old cast iron pipe and asbestos cement pipe that was installed in the early 1960s. On Main Street, between St. Mary Street and Stanley Boulevard, 1,100-feet of cast iron pipe will be replaced with PVC pipe via an open cut trench. On the Santa Rita Frontage Road, from Jensen to Alisal Elementary School/Black Avenue, 2,200 linear feet of 12-inch asbestos concrete pipe will be replaced with 12-inch PVC pipe, also via open cut trench. Additionally, between Stanley Boulevard and Jensen Street, under the railroad tracks, 430 linear feet of existing pipe will be lined with a cured-in-place liner, eliminating the need to excavate within the railroad corridor. The project also includes new service connections, air release valves, upgrades to the well connection and replacement of the fire hydrants. The project was originally broken up into two separate segments: a downtown portion on Main Street for St. Mary's to Stanley Boulevard, and the northern portion from Stanley to Black Avenue along the Santa Rita Frontage Road. On April 25, 2017, bids were opened to replace the first segment of the water main. One bid was received for $1,368,080. The Engineer's Estimate was $815,665. Upon review of the bid, several contractors were contacted to determine why they did not bid on the project. They indicated the project was small, complicated, and that there was easier work available to bid than the downtown Pleasanton section of pipe. It was determined that the project should be re-packaged to include both segments because the larger project would increase contractor interest in the project, and also reduce overall project cost. A letter Page 2 of 5