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[Contract] 2026 Relief Wells Inspection, Testing, and Rehabilitation
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00751
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Kleinfelder, Inc. to rehabilitate, test, and inspect 66 relief wells for the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) Levee Maintenance Project (I14120300), for an amount not to exceed $598,450.
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Contact
Contact: Gary Gulseth, Project Manager, (916) 808-1415, ggulseth@cityofsacramento.org; Sherill Huun, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1455, shuun@cityofsacramento.org; Dalia Fadl, Director, (916) 808-3765, dfadl@cityofsacramento.org; Department of Utilities
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: Staff recommends the City Council approve an agreement with Kleinfelder Inc., for rehabilitation, testing, and inspection of 66 relief wells. Between 2006 and 2017, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) installed 66 relief wells along levees in the City of Sacramento (City) to relieve hydrostatic pressure in the substrata adjacent to levees. These wells are located along the east side of the Sacramento River and the north side of North Beach Lake (Morrison Creek). In July 2007, the City signed an agreement (City Agreement No. 2007-1307) with the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) to perform prescribed maintenance and testing per guidelines established by the Corps every five (5) years. The obligations from the 2007 agreement with SAFCA remain in force.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: City Council approval is required for professional service agreements of $250,000 or more per City Code 3.56.090.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: This report concerns activities that have been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15309. The activities consist of the operation, repair, maintenance of existing utility systems (CEQA Guidelines 15301) and inspections to check the performance of an operation, or quality, health, or safety of a project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15309).
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Sustainability
Sustainability: The proposed project is consistent with the 2040 General Plan under policy PFS-4.4 as it rehabilitates, replaces, and expands critical infrastructure to ensure reliability and safety.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: On December 10, 2025, a Request for Proposal (RFP) (P25141311016) was advertised and issued on PlanetBids to solicit professional services for the rehabilitation, testing, and inspection of 66 relief wells. On the due date of January 14, 2026, four (4) proposals were received. After reviewing the proposals and scoring the consultants out of 105 total points, Kleinfelder, Inc. was selected to provide the requested services after the following ranking:
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Ranking |
Consultant |
Points |
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Kleinfelder , Inc. |
95 |
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2 |
Bartley Pump, PM. LLC |
78 |
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3 |
Living Water Industries LLC |
75 |
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4 |
Roadrunner Drilling & Pump Company, Inc. |
73 |
A four (4)-member evaluation team that included staff from the Department of Utilities (DOU), evaluated the proposals. Kleinfelder, Inc. was the top-ranked firm.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The proposed agreement is for an amount not to exceed $598,450. Sufficient funding exists in the SAFCA Levee Maintenance Project (I14120300, Fund 6211) to award the agreement.
There are no General Funds allocated or planned for this project.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Kleinfelder, Inc. is an LBE.
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Background
Background: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) has installed 66 relief wells near the toes of the Sacramento River levee and North Beach Lake (Morrison Creek) levee. The purpose of the relief wells is to reduce the potential for embankment instability by relieving hydrostatic pressures in the embankments and underlying soil substrata. Six (6) relief wells were installed in 2006 at Pioneer Reservoir (2100 Front Street), ten (10) relief wells were installed in 2004 at Sump 132 (7520 Pocket Road), and fifty (50) relief wells were installed in 2005 at North Beach Lake near Sump 89 (Delta Shores development).
In July 2007, the City signed an agreement with the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency (SAFCA) to perform prescribed maintenance and testing per guidelines established by the Corps, and to monitor their operation during high river levels. Condition assessment and performance testing of each well is recommended every 5 years. The DOU has developed an ongoing program to meet these requirements. The obligations from the 2007 agreement with SAFCA remain in place.
All 66 relief wells were inspected, tested, and rehabilitated (where necessary) in 2021. The wells at Pioneer Reservoir, North Beach Lake, and Sump 132 were previously tested in 2015, 2010, and 2007, respectively. The Sump 132 and North Beach Lake relief wells were also inspected in 2018. In this current agreement, all 66 relief wells will again be inspected, tested, and rehabilitated (where necessary).
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