EMWD authorizes design contract for Sun City pipeline replacements
The Eastern Municipal Water District issued GHD, Inc., the design contract for the next phases of the Sun City Pipeline Replacement Program.A 5-0 EMWD board vote April 1 approved a $990,019 contract with GHD, which has an Irvine office. The board approved total appropriations of $1,163,000 which will also cover $58,000 for EMWD engineering labor costs, $8,000 of district expenses for the construction bid advertisement, $25,000 for permitting, $10,000 for environmental expenses, $10,000 for the final preparation and review of plans and specifications, and a $61,000 contingency.Eastern’s routine potable water pipeline replacement program includes identifying key segments which have experienced multiple leaks and line breaks in past years. Several segments in the Sun City area have










