Construction to begin on $22 million wastewater pipeline extension in Sacramento area
Construction is set to begin on the first phase of a $22 million wastewater pipeline extension to alleviate capacity constraints in North Auburn.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took action to award a competitive bid of approx. $10.8 million to contractor Steve P. Rados of Santa Ana, California, to begin work on a wastewater gravity trunkline from near Edgewood Road in Auburn to the Sewer Maintenance District 1 Regional Pump station on Joeger Road.
First phase construction will occur along Quartz Drive, Park Drive, Richardson Drive and Joeger Road in North Auburn.
The board also took action to approve a $2 million contract with UNICO Engineering of Folsom to provide construction management and related services on the project.
A date has not been set for the start of construction. It is expected that UNICO will begin some administrative and planning work in the coming months, with construction beginning no later than spring of 2025 and taking 12 to 18 months to complete.
Phase one is primarily funded through state and federal grants, including approximately $3.5 million from a Sacramento Area Council of Governments Green Means Go grant and $9 million of the county’s American Rescue Plan Act allocation funds.
“I want to thank staff for finding the funding for this without putting the burden on my SMD1 ratepayers, who are already overburdened by sewer costs. This project is very necessary for growth in the North Auburn area,” said District 3 Supervisor Jim Holmes.
Board members on Tuesday emphasized a need for county staff to provide regular courtesy notices and neighborhood meeting opportunities to residents who are affected by construction, and to limit as much as possible the daily impacts caused by digging trenches and laying pipe in residential neighborhoods.
The existing wastewater gravity trunkline was constructed in 1960 as part of the formation of Sewer Maintenance District 1 and is near capacity. The project extension is consistent with the Placer County General Plan and will be approximately 22,400 linear feet with the pipeline varying between 24 and 30 inches in diameter.
The board approved the contract with Steve B. Rados with a 4-1 vote. District 5 Supervisor Cindy Gustafson voted “no,” with a request for additional community outreach and for the action item to return to the board at its next meeting Nov. 5.
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