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RIVERSIDE PUBLIC UTILITIES Board Memorandum BOARD OF PUBLIC UTILITIES DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 SUBJECT: EMERGENCY REPAIR WORK OF GARNER WELL C RESOLUTION DECLARING THE REPAIR WORK AN URGENT NECESSITY FOR PRESERVATION OF LIFE, HEALTH OR PROPERTY - IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,282.84 TO TRI-COUNTY PUMP CO. OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ISSUE: Consider recommending that the City Council adopt a Resolution waiving the formal bidding requirements and declaring the emergency repair work of Garner Well C an urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health or property and waiving the formal public bidding requirements in accordance with section 1109 of the City Charter; and approve the after-the-fact purchase for the emergency repair work of Garner C Well to Tri-County Pump Company of San Bernardino, California in the amount of $88,282.84. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the Board of Public Utilities: 1. Recommend that the City Council adopt, by at least five affirmative votes, a resolution declaring the Emergency Repair Work of Garner Well C to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health or property and waiving the formal public bidding requirements in accordance with section 1109 of the City Charter; and 2. Approve the after-the-fact purchase under Purchasing Resolution No. 23812 Section 702 (a) for the emergency repair work of Garner Well C to Tri-County Pump Company of San Bernardino, California in the amount of $88,282.84. BACKGROUND: The Garner Well Tract are critical water wells located in the North Orange Area of the City and all are needed during the high-water demand season. The Garner Well C was constructed in 1986 and is one of three water wells in this tract. The well is responsible for producing four million gallons of water each day. Water levels in this area have been dropping over the last 10 years, leading to a general decline in the The Purchasing Manager, the City Manager, and the Public Utilities General Manager (referred