Central Bremerton Force Main Replacement

The WORK includes but is not limited to the following description. The City of Bremerton will replace a damaged section of the Central Bremerton Force Main along Gregory Way, Naval Avenue, and 1st Street with 18-inch AWWA C905 PVC. The existing pipe is 14-inch ductile iron. The replacement area begins approximately 150 ft east of Gregory Way & High Avenue and extends to 1st Street & Montgomery Avenue, for a total pipe length of approximately 3,100 feet. Key locations include: the high point of the force main near High Avenue and Gregory Way, where an surge chamber will be installed; the intersection of Burwell Street and Warren Avenue, where a bypass pipe and isolation valves will be installed to allow the pipe to be drained; the reach of pipeline in Naval Avenue directly adjacent to the Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) access gate.

Two large fir trees (approximately 150 ft tall) will be removed from a residential front yard along Gregory Way. The removal shall be complete, including stumps, trunks, limbs, slash and debris. The homeowner’s landscaping will be removed and protected, then replaced after construction, along with new plants as specified. The removal and reconstruction shall also include concrete stairs, walls, fences walkways, and appurtenance structures. A portion of Gregory way will be impacted and repaired under the contract.

As part of surface restoration, 1st Street from Montgomery Avenue to Naval Avenue will be ground and repaved with hot mix asphalt, including the construction of ADA compliant access ramps and reconstruction of the storm sewer.