This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Mason, Michigan. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

This project consists of physical verification of the existing type of material of three hundred sixteen (316), randomly selected, water services, all within the City of Mason City Limits. Construction shall include: Physical observation of the various water services on both the street side and the building side of the existing curb stops. The observation points shall be at least 18" either side of the curb stops. To minimize disturbance and final restoration, construction methods shall be limited to potholing which many include Hydro-Vac, air knifing or hand digging and, in some cases, depending on unique conditions, limited excavation or trenching. The contractor shall keep a detailed record of the actual material observed at each point described above. The record keeping shall consist, at a minimum, of recording the address and material in a spreadsheet or other electronic database which can be turned over to the City upon completion of the project. The contractor may elect to provide photos as well as their log book. The unit price pay item will be for each water service observed and will include both "potholes" either side of the curb stop. The unit price for each shall also include the cost of: backfilling, restoration, any fencing or excavation protection, and limited signing or traffic control in the event the "potholing" equipment is in a public street. In a few instances, the observation points may be in gravel, asphalt or other surfaces, the repair cost of which shall be incidental to the pay item each. In those cases where the shutoffs are in concrete, downtown business areas as an example, pay items are included for: sawcutting concrete (Lft), removing and replacing concrete (Sft), and placing a valve box top over the shut off when repoured (Ea.). Valve box tops to be supplied by the City of Mason. Typical concrete removal area shall be 4' x 8' to allow for the observation points to be at least 18" from the curb stop.