Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · April 8, 2025
Agenda
AGENDA
April 8, 2025 2:00 PM
Trustees:
James D. Couch, Chairman, Independent Trustee
Sharon Voorhees, Independent Trustee
Todd Stone, Council Trustee
David Holt, Mayor Trustee
Mark K. Stonecipher, Vice Chairman, Surrogate Trustee
Craig Freeman, City Manager Trustee
Brent Bryant, Surrogate Trustee
Chris Browning, General Manager
Amy K. Simpson, Secretary
City Council Chambers, Third Floor, 200 North Walker Avenue
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
MEETING INFORMATION
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust usually meets twice per month on Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. in
Council Chambers at City Hall, unless different or prior notice of a change is posted. Call 2972422 to
confirm meeting dates.
It is the policy of the Trust to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public with
disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires an
accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service in order to
participate in this meeting should call (405) 2972422 at least 48 hours in advance (not including weekends
or holidays). The staff will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by
the individual with disability. If you need an alternative format of the agenda, or any information provided
at this meeting, please call (405) 2972422 at least 48 hours before the meeting.
Addressing the Trust
Citizens may address the Trust on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item
number, their reason for appearing and their address, but all comments must be relevant to the item. If
you wish to address the Trust, you may call 2972422 or you may sign up to speak at the meeting. The
Chairman or presiding officer may in his or her discretion prohibit a person from addressing the Trust, or
have any person removed from the Council Chamber, if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive
behavior, which includes without limitation any of the following: speaking without being recognized by the
Chairman or presiding officer; continuing to speak after notice that the speaker’s allotted time has expired;
presenting comments or material not relevant to the item under discussion; failing to comply with the
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violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or jeopardizing the safety of self or others. A person may also be
subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building for violation of Oklahoma City Municipal Code
2020, § 3081 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280 Willfully Disturbing,
Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees.
Citizens may address the Trust on individual concerns at the end of the agenda under “Citizens to be
Heard.” Comments must concern Trust services or policies. Please fill out a "Request to be Heard" form
located outside the Chambers. Please return this form to the Trust Secretary before the meeting
begins. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES. Continuing to speak beyond the time
allowed by the Chairman or presiding officer shall constitute grounds for removal from the Council Chamber.
Trust Actions
The Trust may take any of several actions including but not limited to adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer,
recommend, amend, strike, or continue any item. The Trust is not limited by staff recommendations as to
the actions it may take. If more information is needed, the Trust may refer matters to the General
Manager or to Legal Counsel, or submit them to committees, boards, commissions, or independent
consultants for additional study. The Trust may authorize the General Manager or Legal Counsel to take
certain actions. Items may be stricken from the agenda, or no action may be taken.
Consent Docket
Consent Docket items are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a Trustee. Consent
Docket items usually involve routine actions or standard contracts. Trustees, staff, or citizens may request
discussion or separate consideration of any Consent Docket item. A separate vote may be taken upon the
motion of a Trustee.
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AGENDA
OKLAHOMA CITY WATER UTILITIES TRUST
April 8, 2025
I. Call to Order
II. Approval of Minutes
A. Approve the minutes of the March 25, 2025 meeting.
III. Consent Docket
A. Plans and Specifications to be advertised for bids, Project SW02341, Solid
Waste Operations Center Improvements, 11501 North Portland Avenue.
B. Renewal No. 1 of the Professional Services Agreement with USIC Locating
Services, LLC (C209021), professional line locate services, estimated annual cost
$250,000, April 28, 2025 through April 27, 2030.
C. Renewal No. 1 of the Pricing Agreement with Pencco, Inc. (C229022), fluoride
for water treatment plants, estimated annual cost $250,000, retroactive to April 2,
2025 through April 1, 2028.
D. Renewal No. 2 of the contract with Cimarron Construction Company, LLC,
Project WC1051, Lead Service Line Identification, Citywide, not to exceed
$2,500,000, May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026.
E. 1. Amendment No. 1 and Restated Memorandum of Understanding with The
City of Oklahoma City, for removal of trash, debris, brush, and graffiti
abatement, not to exceed $186,900, April 8, 2025 through June 30, 2025;
and
2. Professional Services Agreement with ESMA Janitorial Services, LLC
(OCWUT00100), for the effective removal of trash, debris, brush and
overgrowth on public property, and for requested graffiti abatement, not to
exceed $186,900, April 8, 2025 through April 7, 2026.
F. Amendment No. 1 to Contract for Engineering Services with Tetra Tech, Inc.,
Project SC1097, Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, NW 23rd Street to NW 30th
Street from Shartel Avenue to Hudson Avenue, fee increase of $91,456.
G. Amendment No. 3 to Contract for Engineering Services with KimleyHorn and
Associates, Inc., Project SC0915, Lift Station Improvements, (11 locations), fee
increase of $218,000.
H. Amendment No. 20 to the Award/Contract (SP0600208331) associated with
the United States of America for the municipalization of the water and wastewater
systems at Tinker Air Force Base.
I. Change Order No. 1 with Luckinbill Construction Company, LLC, Project WC
1083, Waterline Replacement, 700 West Memorial Road, increase of $15,230.
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J. Amendment No. 2 and Change Order No. 2 with Jordan Contractors, Inc.,
Project SC1030, Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, (seven locations), decrease of
$462,689.50.
K. Amendment No. 2 and Change Order No. 2 with Cimarron Construction
Company, LLC, Project WC1045, Waterline Replacement, West Memorial
Road between Memorial Park Drive and Clearbrook Road, decrease of
$11,746.98; accepting the project; and placing the maintenance bond into effect.
L. Amendment No. 3 and Change Order No. 3 with 4M Trenching, LLC, Project
WC1046, 16inch Waterline Extension, Eastern Avenue and SE 15th Street near
the Oklahoma River, increase of $130,656.35; accepting the project; and placing
the maintenance bond into effect.
M. Resolution authorizing the sole source purchase of IPL North America, Inc. brand
genuine original equipment manufacturer replacement lids and other parts from IPL
North America, Inc. (OCWUT00127), estimated annual cost $250,000, April 12,
2025 through April 11, 2026.
N. Special Permit with The City of Oklahoma City and the Oklahoma Mountain Bike
Association (AC250027DR), promote, operate, manage, and maintain a non
motorized offroad vehicle facility on the Lake Stanley Draper Reservoir and
Reservation, April 8, 2025 through April 7, 2028.
O. Receive an application from Greenbrier, LLC, Project WR202200003,
oversized water main extension under Policy A1 procedures to serve Greenbrier
at Surrey Hills, the vicinity of West Hefner Road and North Piedmont Road,
estimated purchase price $32,616.
P. Ratification of payments from February 26, 2025 through March 25, 2025.
IV. Concurrence Docket
V. Emergency Construction Contracts by Resolution (Four affirmative votes required
for approval.)
A. Resolution ratifying the actions of the General Manager in declaring an emergency;
approving the bidding documents, approving Addendum No. 1, and awarding a
contract to Matthews Trenching Co., Inc., Project SE0061, Emergency Sanitary
Sewer Repair, 3 NE 8th Street, $662,100; ratifying issuance of an emergency
work order; and approving the contract and bonds.
(Four affirmative votes required for approval.)
B. Resolution ratifying the actions of the General Manager in declaring an emergency,
waiving competitive bidding, and soliciting informal competitive bids; and
authorizing the General Manager or designee to receive and open bids and to award
and approve contracts with the lowest responsible bidders, not to exceed $2,000,000
per contract, for the performance of emergency waterline and water service repairs
to address the ongoing discovery of an extraordinarily high number of leaks and
breaks from the extreme winter weather; and directing the General Manager or
designee to prepare specifications to advertise for bids for annual oncall contracts
for waterline and water service repairs.
(Four affirmative votes required for approval.)
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VI. Items for Individual Consideration
A. Ratifying and approving Addendum No. 1; awarding contract to Downey
Contracting, LLC, Project WC08632, Balancing Tank Replacement, Atoka
Pipeline Pump Stations, Coalgate and Macomb, Oklahoma, $22,210,769; and
approving the contract and bonds.
VII. Items from Trustees
VIII. General Manager Reports
IX. Citizens to be Heard
X. Adjournment
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