NID awards $5.7 million bid for Cement Hill Road project
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Dave Carter
A major water project that will supply treated drinking water to more than 240 properties in the Cement Hill Road area near Nevada City is expected to begin this fall and be complete by late 2010.
The Nevada Irrigation District Board of Directors awarded today a $5.7 million construction contract to Marques Pipeline, Inc. of Sacramento, which submitted the lowest among 10 bids received by the district.
The water project is the result of several years of planning and a 2007 vote by area residents to to bring a public water supply to their neighborhoods. In forming the Cement Hill Community Facilities District, voters agreed to assess themselves $1,385 per year to pay for the improvements. NID will use the assessments to repay a low-interest state loan from the California Safe Drinking Water revolving loan fund.
The Cement Hill Water Supply Project includes a new 1-million-gallon water storage tank, a pump station and about 11 miles of treated water pipeline ranging in size from 12 inches down to 4 inches in diameter. Most of the pipelines will be located in roadway easements, both public and private. A total of 55 fire hydrants will be installed as part of the project.
NID project engineer Doug Roderick said he expects work to begin very soon on some phases of the project. Other phases will begin later as the necessary rights-of-way for the project are acquired.
NID is planning a pre-construction public meeting to inform residents about work schedules and locations and will also post signs in the project area to keep residents abreast of progress.
Roderick said that although no Nevada County contractors submitted bids, the project should generate local jobs and commerce. Bidders were required to submit local procurement forms listing sub-contractors, suppliers and labor.
NID Directors and area resident Norm Stout expressed enthusiasm for the water project.
“I’ve been at this for 12 years,” said Stout. “I thank you and I thank the neighborhood for supporting it.”
Board President John Drew noted the fire protection alone would be of “huge value” to the community. Division I Director Nancy Weber, who represents the area, called it “a great project.”
Roderick said the construction schedule calls for completion of construction by December 2010 with final inspections by February 2011.
In other business, directors:
• heard a report from the general manager on water legislation that is under debate in Sacramento. Nelson said the multiple bills focus on governance, fees and conservation of the state water supply and could produce water supply and/or financial impacts on upstream agencies such as NID and its water ratepayers.
• approved a new policy that places limits on the idling of vehicles and construction equipment. Maintenance Manager John Kirk said the policy meets standards established by the California Air Resources Board.
• authorized staff to negotiate payoff balances on credit card debt incurred by the former management company at the Scotts Flat Lake recreation area. The debt of about $75,000 apparently existed two years ago when NID took over management of the area and was later brought to the district’s attention through an audit.
The next regular meeting of the NID Board of Directors will be held at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the NID Business Center in Grass Valley. NID board meetings are open to the public.
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