(a) The Division of Water Pollution Control is authorized to enter upon private property, with the permission of the owner of the property, for the purpose of snaking sewer connections to locate blockages within the City's sewer system. Snaking of sewer connections may be performed by the City from an existing test tee or by digging an opening one (1) foot beyond the existing or proposed curb line of the roadway.
If the blockage is in the main sewer or between the main sewer and a point one (1) foot beyond the existing or proposed curb line of the roadway, repairs shall be made by the Division of Water Pollution Control. If the blockage is between the building and the point one (1) foot beyond the existing or proposed curb line of the roadway, the Division of Water Pollution Control shall advise the owner to engage a licensed and bonded sewer builder to make the necessary repairs.
(b) Where there is no existing test tee, the Division of Water Pollution Control is authorized to install a test tee at the opening one (1) foot beyond the existing or proposed curb line of the roadway for the purpose of future inspections.
(c) The Director of Public Utilities shall make and enforce the regulations as he or she may deem necessary for the implementation and management of the work authorized by this section. The regulations, when published in the City Record, shall have the same force and effect as ordinances of the City.
(d) The Director of Public Utilities is authorized to make a written requirement contract under the Charter and the Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio, 1976, for the requirements for the necessary items of material and labor to investigate and camera inspect, snake existing sewer connections, install test tees where none exist, and clean up sewage or wastewater, to be purchased by the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies on a unit basis for the Division of Water Pollution Control, Department of Public Utilities. Bids shall be taken in a manner to permit an award to be made for all items as a single contract, or by separate contract for each or any combination of the items as the Board of Control shall determine.
The cost of said contract or contracts shall be charged against the proper appropriation account and the Director of Finance shall certify thereon the amount of any purchase under the contract, each of which purchases shall be made on order of the Commissioner of Purchases and Supplies by a delivery order issued against the contract or contracts and certified by the Director of Finance.
That under Section 108(b) of the Charter, the purchases authorized by this section may be made through cooperative arrangements with other governmental agencies. The Director of Public Utilities may sign all documents that are necessary to make the purchases, and may enter into one or more contracts with the vendors selected through that cooperative process.
(Ord. No. 609-17. Passed 6-4-18, eff. 6-5-18)