TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Ramzi Awwad, Public Works Director
Jeff Page, Utilities Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Accepting as Complete Emergency Sewer Main Repair at 400 N. Sepulveda Boulevard Project by W.A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc.; Authorize Filing Notice of Completion with the County Recorder; and Release Retention Amount of $5,629.29 (No Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Awwad).
A) ACCEPT
B) AUTHORIZE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Formally accept as complete the Emergency Sewer Main Repair at 400 N. Sepulveda Boulevard Project (Project) by W.A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc. (Rasic);
2. Authorize filing a notice of completion with the County Recorder; and
3. Release retention in the amount of $5,629.29 to Rasic, upon expiration of the 35-day claims period.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
If filing the notice of completion is approved, the five percent retention withheld from each invoice, totaling $5,629.29, will be released to the contractor contingent upon expiration of the statutory 35-day claims period.
BACKGROUND:
The City's wastewater collection system consists of approximately 86 miles of gravity sewer mains, six sewer lift stations, and associated appurtenances that convey wastewater to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts for treatment. The City maintains and rehabilitates this infrastructure in accordance with its Sewer System Management Plan, Wastewater Master Plan, and Capital Improvement Program.
In early February 2026, Utilities Division staff discovered that an existing sewer main in front of 400 N. Sepulveda Boulevard had become nearly filled with cement. This created an obstruction that significantly reduced the capacity of the sewer main and created the potential for a sanitary sewer overflow.
City staff made several attempts to remove the obst...
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