An Interlocal Agreement with City of Reno for 2013 Sewer Rehabilitation – Phase II in the amount of $446,512 was approved by City Council on February 25, 2013. The amount of $446,512 was based on the Engineer’s Estimate, and was a “not-to-exceed” amount for Sparks’ share of the project costs as outlined in the 1980 Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility Agreement.

In the course of work, three things occurred to raise Sparks’ cost-share responsibility above $445,512. These are:

1. The bid prices for the project were higher than anticipated for certain items. Namely, the 60” Cured In Place Pipe costs were approximately $100 more per foot than originally estimated.

2. The Unit Lengths were extended for the final pipeline into TMWRF given the “opportunity” presented by the TMWRF Headworks Emergency and related bypass pumping. The expanded bypass pumping operation allowed an additional sixty (60) linear feet of 60” diameter pipeline to be added which otherwise would not have been possible.

3. The rehabilitation method anticipated for the Siphon Structure beneath the Truckee River was revised once actual site conditions were able to be ascertained by the contractor. Actual project costs to date to the City of Sparks are $518,270, which is greater than the Not-To-Exceed amount of $446,512 originally approved. The City of Reno anticipates a minor amount of project management and final inspection costs on this project, therefore it is requested that the Interlocal Agreement be amended to increase the Not-To-Exceed amount to $546,512.