The Thursday, April 14, meeting of the Rancho California Water District board included awarding a construction contract for the Madison Avenue potable water pipeline replacement.A 7-0 board vote approved a $720,750 contract with GCI Construction Inc., which is headquartered in San Clemente. The board also increased the project budget from $800,000 to $1,025,000.The project will replace 710 feet of 16-inch diameter steel pipeline underneath Madison Avenue between Nick Lane and Pear Street and 70 feet of 12-inch diameter asbestos cement pipe underneath Sandalwood Avenue. The existing pipelines have experienced six leaks since 2014, which has disrupted the district’s Well No. 309 which serves the Santa Rosa Division of the water district. The existing pipeline was constructed in the
