Award Contract for Central Utility Facility Steam Line Replacement Leg 2 Project
Summary
SCH Number
2026020600
Public Agency
Orange County
Document Title
Award Contract for Central Utility Facility Steam Line Replacement Leg 2 Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/17/2026
Document Description
The proposed Central Utility Facility (CUF) - Steam Line Replacement - Leg 2 project (Project) would restore reliability of the steam delivery system to the Law Library from the CUF. The proposed Project will include the replacement and installation of blowdown heat recovery equipment and controls that make condensate and steam piping modifications to capture currently vented and wasted condensate from campus distribution and plant steam traps. Currently, 8-inch steam and 3-inch pumped condensate return pipes serve the building via underground piping originating from the east side of the CUF and routing to a vault located on the east side of the CUF driveway adjacent to the Law Library. The 8-inch steam pipe originates in the main steam header in the northeast corner of the CUF after the pressure regulating station. The 3-inch pumped condensate return pipe daylights outside in the SE corner of the CUF cooling tower yard area and connects to existing 4-inch pumped condensate return pipe that routes to the CUF condensate tank. The proposed Project is expected to take approximately 6 months. Encroachment permits from the City of Santa Ana would be obtained and standard BMPs and traffic control measures would be incorporated.
Contact Information
Name
Virginia Gomez
Agency Name
Orange County
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Ana
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
525 N. Flower Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sections: 15301 - Class 1, 15302 - Class 2
Reasons for Exemption
The exemptions provide for the operation, repair, maintenance and minor alteration of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use, and the replacement of existing public facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the structure replaced.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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