FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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SEAL BEACH PUMP STATION REPLACEMENT, PROJECT NO. 3-67
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Approve a project budget increase of $19,400,000 for Seal Beach Pump Station Replacement, Project No. 3-67, for a new total project budget of $134,000,000;
B. Receive and file Bid Tabulation and Recommendation for Seal Beach Pump Station Replacement, Project No. 3-67;
C. Award a Construction Contract to Walsh Construction Company II, LLC for Seal Beach Pump Station Replacement, Project No. 3-67, for a total amount not to exceed $97,032,743, pending clearance from the United States Navy; and
D. Approve a contingency of $9,703,274 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
This project will replace the existing pump station on the same site at the corner of Seal Beach Blvd. and Westminster Blvd. The pump station was originally built in 1970 and expanded in 1973 and 1980.
Project No. 3-67 will be replacing the existing Seal Beach Pump Station with a deeper pump station. By doing so, Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) will be able to eliminate the upstream Westside Pump Station, located in the middle of a residential neighborhood, after the construction of a deeper gravity sewer line to Seal Beach Pump Station.
The new pump station will include a more efficient pumping system, upstream and downstream odor treatment systems, and a standby generator.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Comply with California Public Contract Code Section 20103.8, award construction contract to lowest responsive, responsible bidder
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* Protect OC San assets
PROBLEM
The pump station is near the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced; and the project budget is insufficient to award a construction contract.
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Increase the project budge...
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