Agenda Information Sheet
DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
CM/ ACM: Jon Fortune, 8535
Date: May 2, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a water main cost participation agreement between the City of Denton, Texas and Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. for the City's participation in the oversizing of water mains and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this ordinance; authorizing the expenditure of funds therefore; and providing an effective date. (In the not-to-exceed amount of $80,322.16)
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BACKGROUND
Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. ("Developer") is in the process of installing approximately 2,532 feet of water line within the City Limits of Denton (see Exhibit 1). This line is part of the public improvements they are installing as part of their Love's Travel Stop Development project. The Development project requires a 12" water line to be installed along I35N from FM 1173 to Barthold Road. The City sought to oversize the pipeline from a 12" to a 16" in accordance with the City's oversize participation policies and procedures outlined in the Denton Development Code. The purpose of the oversize is to increase the water transmission line capacity along the I-35N corridor. The 16" water line size is consistent with the recently Water Distribution System Master Plan.
The Developer presented the City with their tabulated calculation of the Oversize Participation Amount (see Exhibit 2). Staff has reviewed the entire tabulation and determined that 1) the quantities are correct, and 2) the unit prices are not unreasonable, based on similar work on other recent projects. Thus, Staff takes no exceptions to the oversize participation cost as prepared by the Developer. Staff has prepared a corresponding Water Main Cost Participation Agreement (see Exhibit 3).
OPTIONS
1. Approve the Water Main Cost Participation Agreement as prepared and submitted by Staff.
2. Reject the ...
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