DOE - Determination - Repairs to Water Service Line Leak at Carson Valley Way

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Justin S. Greene Adam Fulton Johnson Commissioner, District 1 Commissioner, District 4 Lisa Cacari Stone Hank Hughes Commissioner, District 2 Commissioner, District 5 Camilla Bustamante Gregory S. Shaffer Commissioner, District 3 County Manager MEMORANDUM DATE: October 17, 2025 TO: File FROM: Bill Taylor, Procurement Manager, CPO Via: Justin Martinez, Utilities Operations Foreman Travis Soderquist, Public Works Department Deputy Director RE: Declaration of Emergency to Procure the Necessary Repairs to a Water Service Line Leak Located at Carson Valley Way in Santa Fe, New Mexico ISSUE On Friday October 3, 2025 at 10:51 pm, the Public Works Department Utilities Division was notified of water flowing down the street from 52 Carson Valley Way. Upon arrival at the location the Utilities Operations Manager investigated and confirmed the water flowing from the corner of Carson Valley Way and Canyon Cliff Drive. The Manager immediately notified the Utilities Director and informed him that he was shutting the isolation valves upstream and down to stop the water flow. The Utilities Director contacted the Procurement Manager to request an emergency determination to contact a contractor to begin location and repair of the source of the water line break. After direction was given, the Utilities Department contacted Subsurface Contracting as the first to respond and confirmed immediate availability and mobilization. Contractor was on the scene at 8:17am and began excavation. The contractor discovered that a 2-inch schedule 40 PVC pipe was leaking at the tee fitting. After some difficulty with locating the necessary fittings, the repairs were completed, the system pressurized and flushed at 4:45 pm October 4, 2025. DETERMINATION: Customers were without water with this water main break, as well as fire suppression for the area. It is therefore the written determination of the County Procurement Manager to make the declaration of emergency for the repairs as there exists a threat to the public health, welfare and safety, pursuant to 131-127 Emergency Procurements. 102 Grant Avenue · P.O.