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Major Capital Equipment Capital Projects
Department Project Title Project Number
Fleet Services Valve Maintenance Trailer (NEW) FS2105
Project Description
Purchase and continued maintenance of a Valve Maintenance Trailer. The unit includes a valve exerciser, vacuum system, and a
data collection system. The valve exerciser can deliver 800 ft lbs of torque, which cannot be delivered by two employees exercising a
valve. This additional torque will help loosen valves that would not be able to be loosened by conventional means. The vacuum
system allows staff to clean and excavate valve stacks and boxes. The data collection system will provide staff with data that is not
currently known, such as GPS location, number of turns to open and close valve, and direction the valve turns.

Project Justification
This unit will be used by the valve crew in the Public Works Utility Division and will provide staff the equipment needed to maintain
valves of all sizes. Maintained valves provide citizens with faster response times and better water quality. Response times for
shutting down a large water main break will decrease due to the valve maintenance program and the exerciser on the trailer.
Information collected during the maintenance program will be used to lower response time. Water quality will continue to improve
due to knowing which valves are open or closed. The City recently hired Pure Technology to complete a valve exercising project that
was conducted on roughly 140 valves larger than 16 inches in size at a cost of $39,930. This company used a valve maintenance
trailer with two employees to complete this project. This project resulted in the discovery of two large valves that were closed. Once
opened, staff has seen a result in better water quality in the area. Using the current cost of the Pure Technology exercising project,
the return on investment is approximately three years. The expected life cycle of this exercising equipment is 10 years. Purchasing
the unit will allow for an annual valve maintenance program and GPS location of all valves. The City has roughly 7,000 valves in
the distribution system. AWWA recommends that each valve have maintenance performed on an annual basis.

Note: Project funding source is the Utility Fund (405).

Project Schedule Beginning Date Ending Date History Fiscal Year Amount
Professional Services Proposed 2020-21 $110,000
Engineering/Design 10/2020 11/2020 Total $110,000
Land/ROW Acquisition
Construction 11/2020 06/2021
Other
Total Schedule 10/2020 06/2021
Sources of Funds To Date 2020-21 Budget 2021-22 Estimate 2022-Completion Total Funding
General Obligation Bonds
Certificates of Obligation
Federal/State Grants
Reserves 0 110,000 0 0 $110,000
Sales Tax
Other
Total Funding $0 $110,000 $0 $0 $110,000
Project Costs To Date 2020-21 Budget 2021-22 Estimate 2022-Completion Total Cost
Professional Services
Engineering/Design
Land/ROW Acquisition
Construction 0 110,000 0 0 $110,000
Other
Total Costs $0 $110,000 $0 $0 $110,000
Operating Impact
None

Fiscal Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Total Impact
Amount $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Operating Impact $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

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