SUBJECT/RECOMMENDATION:
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Request for authority to institute a civil action on behalf of the City against Reliant Underground, LLC to recover $2,249.63 for damages to city property. (consent)
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SUMMARY:
On July 16, 2019, a contractor of Reliant Underground, LLC put several gouges into a 2-in. PE gas main line, one which punctured the line at 16th Avenue SE and Seminole Boulevard and on September 20, 2019 a contractor hit a 1-in. PE gas service line with a directional bore at 980 N. Missouri Avenue. Repairs to both the gas lines cost $2,249.63.
Demand letters have been sent to Reliant Underground, LLC but no response has been received.
Costs relative to this action will include a $175 filing fee, and fees for service of process of approximately $60.
APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:
5907590-545900, Insurance Claims - Liability