Agenda Item Wording:
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Irrigation Well Emergency Repair - Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Kaweah Pump for $155,515 for emergency repair to the irrigation well at Stonebrook Park and appropriate an additional $71,100 from the General Fund.
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Deadline for Action: 8/19/2024
Submitting Department: Community Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Daryl Tillman, Park Maintenance Supervisor 713-4435; daryl.tillman@visalia.city Alvin Dias, Parks and Facilities Manager 713-4564; alvin.dias@visalia.city John Lollis, Assistant City Manager 713-4323; john.lollis@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council approve an appropriation of $71,100 from the General Fund and authorize the City Manager to award an emergency irrigation well repair contract to Kaweah Pump, Inc. of Visalia, CA, in the amount of $155,515.
Background Discussion:
Summary:
The irrigation well at Stonebrook Park is the primary source of water for the Park's irrigation system. This well maintains the landscape for the 12-acre Park to include 10.8-acres of turf, as well as many established trees and shrubs. Staff found that the well was not producing water and the Park was drying. Kaweah Pump, Inc. was contacted to perform a diagnostic on the well and found that the water table has dropped below a safe operating level for the submersible pump. This caused the submersible pump to be without water during draw down, causing the pump to overheat and crack the housing. Kaweah Pump found that the well depth was 210', the well pump was set at 189', and that a new submersible pump could not be lowered to a safe operating level because of the current well depth.
Kaweah Pump was used to perform the initial well inspection given they were available to respond within twenty-four (24) hours to pull the well pump and perform the assessment. With Kaweah Pump performing the initial assessment,...
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