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HomeMy Public PortalAboutLTC 028-2014 - Recent Repairs to Water Main Breaks on Collins Avenue and 96th Streetf&L H*ZBOUR FLORIDA S>a PA RADI SF. OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER NO.028-2014 LETTER TO COUNCIL TO: Mayor and Members of the Village Council FROM: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager DATE: DECEMBER 05, 2014 SUBJECT: Recent Repairs to Water Main Breaks on Collins Avenue and 961h Street The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to advise you of two emergency repairs to the existing 8" water main in the right of way of 10201 Collins Avenue and to provide you with an update to the 12" water main break repair on 96th Street LTC dated, November 24, 2014. Recently two water main leaks were discovered in the right of way of 10201 Collins Avenue, the site of the new Consultatio Construction Project. Upon discovery, the leaks were evaluated and plans made to conduct the required work. On Monday afternoon December 15t, notices were delivered to the affected buildings advising that water service disruption would be necessary to complete the repairs. The buildings notified included; • The Carlton Terrace-10245 Collins Avenue • The Bellini-10225 Collins Avenue • The Kenilworth-10205 Collins Avenue • The Plaza-10185 Collins Avenue • The Tiffany-10175 Collins Avenue The notices advised that water service would be disrupted on Tuesday evening December 2nd beginning at 11:00 pm until Wednesday morning at 5:00 am. Additionally, the electronic notification system was utilized to send all resident subscribers the same information. Village staff, along with C & I Construction and Craig A. Smith and Associates employees began the site preparation for the needed repairs at 6:00 pm the evening of December 2nd as planned. The water service was disrupted at 12:30 am Tuesday morning, repairs to both locations were completed and water service restored to all affected properties shortly before 6:00 am. In this instance no "Boil Water' order was required. Additionally, the 12" water main repair along 96`h Street as previously discussed, was first discovered on Sunday November 23, 2014 at 10:00 am, on the North side of the West bound lane of 96'h Street. The process to determine the source of the leak and the ensuing repair accomplished in the late afternoon of Tuesday November 25, 2014 involved over 38 hours of actual work to successfully complete. Page 2 of 2 The cooperative efforts of the Parks and Public Spaces Staff, the Bal Harbour Police Department, the Surfside Police Department, Craig A. Smith and Associates and the Contractor, C & I Construction, ensured the work was completed expeditiously, and safely. I am pleased to report that the process utilized to isolate the water break from the Village water system as a whole, prevented the disruption of water service to the entire Bal Harbour Shops, Village Hall, adjacent Facilities and a large portion of the residents within the residential gated section, during this time period and no subsequent "boil water" order issuance. I'd like to personally commend John Oldenburg and the entire team for their immediate and diligent response to these incidents. Because of their action and rapid response, further damage and disruption to the Village was averted. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.