TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Juan Price, Maintenance Superintendent
SUBJECT:Title
Approval of Plans and Specifications and Award of Well 11-A Generator Installation Project to Unispec Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $98,000.00, Approve Additional Appropriation in the amount of $7,800, and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Contingency Funds in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $9,800 (10%) (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Well 11-A Generator Installation Project,
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract in the amount of $98,000.00 with Unispec Construction, Inc.,
3) Approve Additional Appropriation in the amount of $7,800 from the Water Fund portion of the Capital Improvement Budget, and
4) Authorize the City Manager to approve contingency funds in the amount not-to-exceed $9,800 (10%)
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds in the amount of $100,000 were previously allocated from the Water Fund for this project as part of the approved 2014/2015 Capital Improvement Program. An additional appropriation of $7,800 is required in order to fully fund the construction project and fund the requested contingency amount.
BACKGROUND:
Well 11-A, in conjunction with Well 15, comprise the two City owned freshwater wells that supply approximately 35% of the local potable water supply. The balance of Manhattan Beach's water supply is met through water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District.
Both of the City well sites are designed to remain operational in the event of power failure through automatically switched generators. Well 11-A generator has reached its design life and internal components have started to fail. Repair was not cost ef...
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