2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

CITY OF SAGINAWCAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN(please note that only those items that were budgeted or has request for multiple years are reflected in the report)ManagerRequest ApprovedFuture YearsDept. Project Funding FY 13 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 FY 174740 Replacement Sludge Collection Drive Chain WF 0 0 0 0 0 40,000If deferred: Scheduled for 2017 Priority 3Analysis and Explanation:Sludge collection system drive chain replacement parts.TOTAL PROJECT COST 40,000Operational ImpactRemoval of sludge from the settling basins is imperative to the treatment process. The aged sludge collection system is becoming more expensive to maintain,thus cost efficiencies and greater reliability can be gained with the replacement of the system.4840/4741 Radio Reads for Water Meters (AMR System) SF/WF 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 238,265 0If deferred: Priority 1 1TOTAL PROJECT COST 1,738,265Analysis and Explanation:Upgrade all water meters to radio reads. Total project cost is $2,238,265 of which $500,000 was spent in FY 2012.Operational ImpactCurrent Reading system for wholesale customers is obsolete research into a fixed base network yielded the Sensus Flex Net system as the reading system for thenext twenty years. Project will update the current touch read system to a fixed base network that can provide hourly reads for the wholesale customers and willreduce employees exposure in the field when reading water meters.4740 Clean, Line, and Replace Low Flowing WaterMainsWF 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000If deferred: Priority 2 2Analysis and Explanation:Clean, line, or replace low flow water mains as identified in the master plan and ISO study.TOTAL PROJECT COST 5,000,000Operational Impact80% of the City's water main system is 80 years or older the city needs to develop plans to replace water mains that have been identified as being insufficient todeliver fire flows and water quality issues. Developing a long range valve exercise program to identify and delineate problem water mains and replace.369