(A) City participation policy. The city may participate in the reasonable construction costs of oversizing water or wastewater mains and appurtenances thereto that exceed the size of a water or wastewater main 12 inches in diameter. The developer initially shall be responsible for the entire costs of the oversize main. City oversize participation, if any, shall be in accordance with Chapter 155 (the subdivision regulations) and this subchapter.
(B) Funds; availability. In no event may the city be required to participate in the costs of oversize mains pursuant to this section if the city determines there are no funds available for those purposes.
(C) Participation and reimbursement requests. A request for city participation authorized by divisions (A) and (B) hereof shall be initiated through the submission of an application for participation by the developer in accordance with Chapter 155. The application shall be accompanied by as-built drawings showing the reimbursable items, a copy of the contractor’s bid for construction, final payments with quantities, oversize calculations for all reimbursable items, and a project location map.
(D) City reimbursement. If the request for city participation is approved by the city, following dedication and acceptance of a facility or appurtenances in which it has agreed to participate, the city shall refund the costs of oversizing the facility in accordance with the following procedures and standards.
(1) Oversizing standards. The following standards apply to the determination of the costs of oversizing water or wastewater mains:
(a) The size of a standard water main shall be 8 inches;
(b) The size of a standard wastewater main shall be 8 inches;
(c) Where the size of the water or wastewater main needed exceeds that of a standard facility, the size of the main to be installed shall be determined by the City Engineer, whose decision shall be final; and
(d) The city shall pay only the difference in cost between the standard main with appurtenances and the oversized main with appurtenances as required by the City Engineer.
(2) Oversize cost determination. The extent of the city’s participation in the costs of oversized mains shall be determined by comparing costs computed by the following 2 methods:
(a) Method 1. The developer shall take bids on installation of a system using the standard size main and the larger size that will actually be installed. Copies of the bids, tabulations, and figures shall be submitted to the City Engineer. Calculations shall delineate the total cost for installation of the oversize mains with appurtenances, along with the cost for installing standard size mains with appurtenances, with the differences noted as participation by the city; or
(b) Method 2. Periodically the City Engineer shall establish a table of water and wastewater facility costs (“table”). The table shall establish base unit costs used to determine the maximum difference in cost between the standard size main and the cost of oversize mains likely to be installed, using average costs of all water and wastewater mains installed in the general area during the previous 12 months or by cost indexing based on data from Engineering News Records, or other reliable sources. The then current table shall be incorporated into this section as if fully set forth herein, and shall be used to determine the city’s participation.
(3) City Engineer’s option. The City Engineer shall have the option to use the method in division (D)(2)(b) whenever he or she considers the results of the method in division (D)(2)(a) to be unreasonable or whenever the developer fails to submit the proper information as required.
(4) Engineering costs. The city shall pay a maximum of 6% of the construction cost for engineering fees, including surveying, construction staking, and supervision.
(5) Street rights-of-way. A development shall be responsible for the full cost of utilities which cross a street right-of-way, up to a maximum width of 160 feet. A development on 1 side of the street shall be responsible for the cost of utilities up to 80 feet in length. If the required street right-of-way exceeds 160 feet, the city will assume the cost of the excess length of the utility line as oversize participation.
(Ord. 458, passed 4-27-1999) Penalty, see § 50.99