HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/01/2005, CLR #1 - OCTOBER 27, 2005 MEETING OF THE NACIMIENTO PROJECT COMMISSION RECEIVED
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DATE: October 28, 2005
TO: Council Colleagues
FROM: Mayor David Romero
SUBJECT: October 27, 2005 Meeting of the Nacimiento Project Commission
The Nacimiento Project Commission met on October 27, 2005, to consider items related to the
Nacimiento Pipeline project. We received an extensive report from John Hollenback, the Project
Manager, and from representatives of Black and Veatch, the design engineers.
Primary items of discussion at the meeting related to how to.deal with a number of parties which
may be interested in joining the project: Heritage Ranch, Camp Roberts, Camp San Luis, Pismo
Beach_, Arroyo Grande, Cayucos, and some smaller districts. Ultimately, additional partners will
result in reduced costs for the current participants, but the downside is that additional
environmental work will probably be required to serve them. We are also very cautious that
additional participation will not delay the final product.
The design engineers,Black& Veatch, are conducting an extensive review of pipe sizes
compared to pumping costs to arrive at a cost effective design for the system with a potential
savings of$15 to $20 million. They are also reviewing details of the alignment for the pipe, and
believe they have found approximately $1.7 million in potential construction cost savings with
their preliminary analysis.. The extensive primary engineering review will counteract the great
increase in the cost of construction materials (asphalt, fuel,concrete, and steel), which has
occurred during the past year and is intended to keep the project within budget.
The commission is continuing to pursue both State and Federal grants to assist with the project
costs.
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