Title
Dept/ Agency: Water and Sewer Utilities
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Professional Services Contract
Purpose: Water and Sewer Line Service Warranty Program
Entity Name: Utility Service Partners Private Label, Inc., trading and doing business as Service Line Warranties of America
Entity Address: 11 Grandview Circle, Suite 100, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317
Contract Amount: No cost to the City
Funding Source: N/A
Contract Period: 365 consecutive calendar days from the adoption by the Municipal Council
Contract Basis: ( X ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( X ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
Two (2) proposals received
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WHEREAS, each residential property owner in the City of Newark ("City") is responsible for maintaining its water service lines beginning at the connection to the water main in the street and continuing to the building line, and its sewer service lines from the building line to the connection to the city sewer; and
WHEREAS, the water and sewer service lines for each property can vary widely in age and condition; and
WHEREAS, failure of a service line can be unexpected, unpredictable, and repairs tend to be expensive, such that individual residential property owners may not be prepared to respond quickly or with full knowledge of what is required to remedy the situation; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that there would be significant benefits to its water and sewer customers to provide them with information and the ability to purchase voluntary, service line warranty protection for their water and sewer service lines; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that such a program would be in the best
interest of the Ci...
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