In the preliminary 2026 Board meeting agenda list, the District plans to "Authorize the General Manager to Enter Into a Professional Services Agreement for the Condition Assessment of the 15-in. Drain Line and the 30-in. Raw Water Pipeline Projects." This indicates upcoming engineering or specialty inspection work on key conveyance assets rather than routine maintenance. Because the future agenda item is framed around authorizing a professional services agreement, it implies the District will either procure or has recently procured technical consulting support for pipeline condition assessment, inspection, and possibly rehabilitation planning. Engineering, inspection, and asset management firms can engage early to offer methodologies (e.g., CCTV, inline inspection, structural modeling) and help shape scope before or during the selection process.

Planned as a Board action to authorize a professional services agreement, suggesting either upcoming...