AGENDA

CITY OF TULARE

BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

THURSDAY, September 17, 2009

3:00 P.M.

CIVIC AFFAIRS BUILDING

125 SOUTH “M” STREET

“Mission Statement – City of Tulare

To promote a community making Tulare the most desirable place to

live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper.”

              I.    CALL TO ORDER:

            II.    CITIZEN’S REQUEST OR COMMENTS:

           III.    COMMUNICATIONS:

          IV.    CONSENT CALENDAR:

(1)      Approve minutes of the September 3, 2009 regular meeting.

(2)      Award a contract for a Tier 3 diesel portable 6” pump to Rain for Rent, of Bakersfield, for a cost of $31,818,24 including tax and shipping.

           V.    GENERAL BUSINESS:

(1)      Review the bid opening results and consider award of a contract for construction of the Inyo Avenue Sewer Replacement Project, West St. to Sacramento St., Project No. 06-08; West/Los Angeles Alley Sewer Replacement Project, Inyo Ave. to Kern Ave., Project No. 06-09; and the “H”/”I” Alley Sewer Replacement Project, Alpine Ave. to Owens Ave, Project No. 06-11, to 99 Pipeline, Inc., of Lindsay, CA in the amount of $161,273.00, and authorize the City Engineer to issue contract change orders in amounts up to 10 percent ($16,127.30) of the original bid amount.

(2)      Authorize the President to execute a contract with Quad Knopf for engineering design services for the Eastside Trunk Sewer Extension Project, in the amount of $390,000. (A copy of the contract will be available in the City Clerk’s Office.)

(3)      Recommendation to City Council to adopt the Joint Ownership and Development of Recharge Basin Site agreement with Tulare Irrigation District.

(4)      Report regarding fire hydrant flushing.
           

          VI.    CLAIMS:

         VII.    ITEMS OF BOARD INTEREST:

        VIII.    ADJOURNMENT:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Brown Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, including the receipt of the agenda and documents in the agenda package in an alternate format, please contact the City Manager’s Office at (559) 684-4200. Notification of 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35, 104 ADA Title I), and allow for the preparation of documents in the appropriate alternate format.

[Note:  Pursuant to Government Code 54957.5 - Effective 7/1/08 Documents produced and distributed less than 72 hours prior to or during an open session of a regular meeting to a majority of the legislative body regarding any item on the agenda will be made available for public inspection at the meeting and at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall located at 411 East Kern Avenue during normal business hours.]