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ITEM: 5G
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 25, 2026
PREPARED BY: Phil Ryan, Public Works Supervisor - Utilities
Christine Watson, Public Works Supervisor – Administration
PRESENTED BY: Nick Monserud, Public Works Director/City Engineer
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution Receiving Quotes and Awarding the Contract for
Sanitary Sewer Televising and Jetting
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution receiving quotes and awarding a contract for sanitary sewer televising and
jetting.
BACKGROUND:
The City operates and maintains 143 miles of sanitary sewer. Per the council-adopted Public
Works Operating Standards, 25% of the sanitary sewer system shall be televised each year
(roughly 36 miles). For the past several years, staff has focused more on cleaning (jetting) than
televising, averaging 37 miles of cleaning per year for the past four years. This includes the
completion of 37.5 miles in 2026 to date.
In 2024, the City contracted with Pipe Services for a heavier focus on televising as a way to
assess the condition of the pipes, including whether or not they need to be cleaned. Roughly 10.5
miles of sewer were televised in 2024. Contracted televising reduces the amount of staff hours
and equipment spent cleaning lines that do not need it, and will help guide decisions about which
areas are in greatest need of repair.
The following quotes were solicited and received by staff for the contracted televising of 25,323
linear feet (4.8 miles) in the fall of 2026:
Company Cost per Linear Foot Total Cost
Pipe Services $1.72 $43,555.56
American Environmental $2.25 $56,976.75
HK Solutions Declined to Quote
Staff recommend awarding a contract to Pipe Services to complete the televising services in 2026.
As a requirement of the contract, Pipe Services will provide video and PDF reports to the City for
each segment of sewer that is televised. They will also clean any pipe that requires it as they work
through the televising process.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The 2026 Sewer Utility Fund includes $50,000 for contracted sewer televising.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Motion and second as part of the consent agenda to adopt a resolution receiving quotes
and awarding a contract for sanitary sewer televising.
2. Motion and second to remove this item from the consent agenda for further discussion.
City of Prior Lake | 4646 Dakota Street SE | Prior Lake MN 55372
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1. Resolution
4646 Dakota Street SE
Prior Lake, MN 55372
RESOLUTION 26-
A RESOLUTION RECEIVING QUOTES AND AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR
SANITARY SEWER TELEVISING AND CLEANING
Motion By: Second By:
WHEREAS, the City operates and maintains 143 miles of sanitary sewer; and
WHEREAS, the council-adopted Public Works Operating Standards dictate that 25%
(approximately 36 miles) of the sewer system shall be televised annually; and
WHEREAS, for the past several years, staff has focused more on cleaning (jetting) than
televising, averaging 37 miles of cleaning per year for the past four years,
including 37.5 miles completed to date in 2026; and
WHEREAS, contracted televising reduces the amount of staff hours and equipment spent
cleaning lines that do not need it, and will help guide decisions about which
areas are in greatest need of repair; and
WHEREAS, the following quotes were solicited and received by staff for the contracted
televising of 25,323 linear feet (4.8 miles) in the fall of 2026:
Company Cost per Linear Foot Total Cost
Pipe Services $1.72 $43,555.56
American Environmental $2.25 $56,976.75
HK Solutions Declined to Quote
and
WHEREAS, $50,000 is available in the Sewer Utility Fund for these services.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PRIOR LAKE,
MINNESOTA as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are incorporated herein.
2. The Mayor and City Manager are hereby authorized to execute a contract with Pipe
Services in the amount of $43,555.56 for sanitary sewer televising and cleaning in the fall
of 2026.
3. The cost of the work shall be paid from the Sewer Utility Fund.
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Passed and adopted by the Prior Lake City Council this 25 day of August 2026.
VOTE Briggs Braid Churchill Lake Hellier
Aye
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Nay
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Abstain
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Absent
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Jason Wedel, City Manager
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