FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
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WASTEHAULER STATION SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. FE20-01
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a contingency increase of $101,387 (6%) to the construction contract with LEED Electric, Inc. for Wastehauler Station Safety and Security Improvements, Project No. FE20-01, for a total construction contingency of $270,367 (16%).
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) operates a wastehauler receiving station near the entrance of Plant No. 1 which accepts liquid waste from commercial wastehauler trucks. Staff visually observes and collects samples from the commercial wastehaulers prior to allowing delivery. Staff currently utilizes a small temporary office near the receiving station to monitor the wastehaulers. The liquid waste from the wastehauler receiving station at Plant No. 1 gravity flows to Plant No. 2 and is considered non-reclaimable, and therefore cannot be recycled by the GWRS. There is a backup wastehauler receiving area at Plant No. 2 if the facility at Plant No. 1 is out of service.
A construction contract was awarded to LEED Electric, Inc. in September 2022 to provide an automated sampling system and office for Environmental Services staff to monitor wastehaulers. The construction is approximately 95% complete.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Ensure the public's money is wisely spent
* Commitment to safety and reducing risk in all operations
* Comply with environmental permit requirements
PROBLEM
This project planned on using the Plant No. 2 wastehauler receiving station to provide the contractor unobstructed access to complete the improvements at Plant No. 1. This Project was awarded in September 2022. In December 2022, OC San began recycling Plant No. 2 effluent for the GWRS. Since the existing Plant No. 2 wastehauler receiving station was on the reclaimable...
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