The contract with the City and Insituform expired at the end of April 2021. In lieu of a new contract, the Sewer Maintenance Division of Municipal Services would like to utilize the pre-existing cooperative pricing agreement of the Johnson County, Kansas Wastewater. This would allow Insituform to complete necessary storm water and sanitary sewer pipe repairs.

Purchases under cooperative agreements are authorized by Section 8.06.004, Paragraph 5, of the Independence City Code, which states that when cooperative bids or contracts are used, they will first have been established pursuant to generally accepted governmental purchasing practices and the competitive bidding process.

The fiscal impact to the City is $418,322.55. Funding for the Trenchless Technologies authorization is included in the FY22 adopted budget, page number 114, account number 7013 0508 for stormwater, totaling $12,100, and 7030 9757 for sanitary, totaling $406,222.55.