Sewer Video Inspection Service

The vendor is required to provide labor, materials, tools, equipment, and all else necessary, to perform video inspection services for various types of sanitary and storm sewers per the following scope of services.
- The contractor shall demonstrate experience in working with municipalities for inspection of sewer pipes and culverts.
- The contractor shall inspect the interior of pipes and manholes using a robotically controlled camera.
- The contractor shall perform a routine cleaning of the pipes prior to inspection.
- The inspection shall be able to identify defects in the pipe and any observable situation occurring within the pipe, including but not limited to: evidence of grease build-up, evidence of infiltration, evidence of unusual discharge, locations of connections, condition of pipe structure, condition of pipe installation including sags and joint integrity, evidence of roots, evidence of debris, etc.
- Payment will be made after receipt and acceptance of the report, based on the footage of pipe inspected.
- Reporting:
• The starting and ending manhole with a unique description so that it is clear to the town which pipe is being inspected and the direction of flow
• Provide a drafted sketch of the pipes to further clarify which pipes are being inspected.
• The report shall be provided in paper and digital format.
• The digital format version shall have each pipe segment inspected in a separate digital file.
• Each pipe segment shall be a separate digital file.
- The robot footage meter shall be properly and accurately calibrated to record the actual locations of the features, especially locations of connection taps.
- It may be necessary to perform heavy duty cleaning of the pipe to remove severe blockages found to be inhibiting inspections (thick roots, solidified grease, cobbles, bricks, accumulated grit and sediment, etc.) which may require different equipment than routine jet cleaning for inspections.
- If different equipment is needed to remove a blockage, this work will be paid for by the bid item for removing blockages for each blockage removed which would require the additional equipment
- Provide traffic protection signage, cones and barriers around equipment during the inspection.
- Provide cost “per day” and per “half day” for time spent on scenarios not anticipated above.  
- Contract Period/Term: 2 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: April 30, 2025