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Project Update Emergency Relief Funding Representatives from the City of Blackfoot, Gale Lim Construction, Harper-Leavitt Engineers and Union Pacific Railroad met at Doud to discuss pad installation with the railroad. Sidewalks cannot be installed in the railroad right-of-way but concrete pads can be installed on either side of the tracks and in between the tracks, which will give the west side of Doud the look and feel of a complete walking path. This project including the work on Clark Street is scheduled to finish up by the end of May. WWTP Phase II The City did not have any challenges regarding the SOQ process. The project is out to bid. The pre-bid conference will be May 15th at 1:00 p.m. The bid opening is tentatively set for June 13th at 2:00 p.m. Parkway Stormwater Project Even with a water main break and some delay in the arrival of materials, this project is progressing pretty close to the original schedule. The paving of the Lakeview Plaza Parking Lot and Jessen Grove Drive are tentatively scheduled for mid-May. A project of this magnitude is an amazing thing to watch. The contractor is installing pipe that is 48 inches in diameter. My 11- Treasurer’s Report May 7, 2019 Grant Update • • • A Step Closer The City has been awarded $50,000 from the Idaho GEM Grant Program sponsored by the Idaho Department of Commerce. These monies will be used toward design on the West Bridge Street Bridge Replacement Project. EDA Disaster The City will submit additional documentation this week to EDA. Fire and Police Each of these departments are working in grants that deal with equipment replacement and the reimbursement of wages. Army Corps Award The Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District has committed $1,350,000 toward a portion of the WWTP Phase II upgrades. The Corps will be paying for aeration system improvements, rehabilitating the thermophilic digester, and replacing the septage receiving station. The City’s match on this portion of the project is $466,666. Each of these are critical in plant operation, especially the aeration system. If this system were to fail, we would be in violation with DEQ. Figure 1: Pad installation by Union Pacific Figure 2: Installation of 48" pipe by Knife River ---PAGE BREAK--- year-old can stand up in that pipe. The use of trench boxes ensures the safety of the crew members that are working in the trench (see Figure Technical update by Ed Ankenman, J-U-B onsite inspector follows: The excavation for the 48” SD pipe is approx. 14’ deep from the top of the existing roadway surface. The specs (ISPWC) calls out to excavate approx. 6” below the invert of the piping (bottom of inside of pipe) for bedding the piping properly. The manholes are actually about 1’ deeper for excavation due to the concrete base of the manhole (thickness is approx. 1’ for the base). They have approx. 130’ left to install till they get to MH 9 where they tie into the existing systems (end of the 48” line there). Currently, due to replacement of the piping to the existing storm drain system that is already along the curb; the roadway is being flagged and traffic has some impact due to crossing the roadway with the new storm drain piping from the west curb to the manholes already installed in the new system. They have several left to do, including doing one today right in front of the main Walmart entrance. Grade crews are on site, and have removed the old piping and manholes along the fence line at the USDA building and are working on grading that to final sub-grade now. Crews have to run the electrical to the storm drain pump station, then the compaction of the sub-grade should be completed after that electrical is in. Richard’s Farewell Richard Mangum started working for the City when he was 18 years old. Over the course of his 38-year career, he worked in the Water Department and then ended up at City Hall as the Public Works Director. Figure 3: Richard Mangum and Mayor Marc Carroll Figure 4: Kurt Hibbert and Richard Mangum