HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.a.2) General Manager Written AnnouncementsBoard Meeting of October 4, 2012
Written Announcements:
Staff Updates
a) Upcoming Retirements
& a.
Gary Rathunde, Associate Engineer in the Capital Projects Division Treatment Plant
Program, will retire on October 5, 2012 after 10 years of service.
Liz Charlton, Land Surveyor in the Environmental Services Division, is expected to retire
on December 14, 2012 after 25 years of service.
Out -of -State Travel
b) Environmental Compliance Superintendent Tim Potter Presents
Session on Federal Dental Amalgam Rule at Tri -State Seminar in
Primm, Nevada
Environmental Compliance Superintendent Tim Potter was requested to present a
session on the Federal Dental Amalgam Rule at the Tri -State Seminar in Primm, Nevada
on September 27, 2012. Primm is located on the Stateline border between California and
Nevada on Interstate Highway 15. The Tri -State Seminar is hosted by California Water
Environment Association and similar associations for Nevada and Arizona, as well as
professional associations of water purveyors. Since Mr. Potter only attended the
conference on the day of his presentation, he was not required to register for the
conference. Travel expenses were approximately $300.
c) Out -of -State Travel by District Staff
Three District employees will be traveling out of state to inspect the manufacture of a new
Vactor 2100 Series combination hydro vacuum sewer cleaning truck. Superintendent Don
Rhoads, Maintenance Supervisor Ed Silva, and Vehicle & Equipment Maintenance
Supervisor Nick Wright will travel to the Vactor Manufacturing Plant in Streator, Illinois, on
October 17 and will return on October 19, 2012. Purchase of the new hydro vacuum
sewer cleaning truck was included in the 2011 -12 Equipment Budget. Delivery of the
Vactor truck is anticipated in December 2012. Travel for inspection of the truck was
included in the 2012 -13 Collection System Operations Training and Travel Budget.
Written Announcements
October 4, 2012
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Project Update
d) Public Bidding on Seismic Improvements for Headquarters Office
Building, District Project 8226
Seismic Improvements for the Headquarters Office Building (HOB), District Project 8226,
is scheduled to advertise for construction on October 9 and 14, 2012. This project brings
HOB up to current seismic performance standards and also includes general
improvements to the building. Seismic work includes column cover plates and
strengthening the beam - column connections at each floor level. General improvements
include new carpeting, painting, ADA improvements, upgrade of network cabling, recycled
water to restrooms and miscellaneous other improvements. Staff will be relocated for a
period of 8 -10 months. Public counters, with all their respective support staff, will remain
near the treatment plant. Other staff will be relocated to a nearby, leased office building.
The engineer's estimate for construction of the seismic improvements is $3.8 million, and
for the general improvements is $1.7 million. The total engineer's construction cost
estimate for the project is $5.5 million.