FROM: Robert Thompson, General Manager
Originator: Mike Dorman, Director of Engineering
SUBJECT:
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MACARTHUR FORCE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, PROJECT NO. 7-68
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GENERAL MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommend to the Board of Directors to:
A. Receive and file Bid Tabulation and Recommendation for MacArthur Force Main Improvements, Project No. 7-68;
B. Receive and file Orange County Sanitation District's Notice of Intent to Award dated June 13, 2023;
C. Receive and file Award Protest Statement from James W. Fowler Co. dated June 13, 2023, protesting award to SRK Engineering;
D. Receive and file the Award Protest Response letter from SRK Engineering dated June 16, 2023, responding to the award protest;
E. Receive and file Orange County Sanitation District's determination letter dated June 26, 2023, to James W. Fowler Co. responding to award protest;
F. Award a Construction Contract to SRK Engineering for MacArthur Force Main Improvements, Project No. 7-68, for a total amount not to exceed $3,897,000; and
G. Approve a contingency of $389,700 (10%).
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BACKGROUND
The Orange County Sanitation District (OC San) owns and operates a 12-inch asbestos cement force main that conveys flows from the MacArthur Pump Station and discharges into a manhole in Birch Street in the City of Newport Beach. This force main, built in the 1960s, is approximately 2,100 feet long, and is located in OC San's easement below the sidewalk on MacArthur Boulevard.
RELEVANT STANDARDS
* Achieve less than 2.1 sewer spills per 100 miles
* Comply with California Public Contract Code Section 20103.8, award construction contract to lowest responsive, responsible bidder
* Operate and maintain facilities to minimize impacts on surrounding communities including odor, noise, and lighting
PROBLEM
The existing force main is near the end of its useful life. In addition, there is only a single force main, which do...
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