TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute the Eighth Amendment to Contract No. 31687 with Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc., for an additional $1,760,678, plus a $88,034 contingency, for a total increase of $1,848,712, for Phase 4 of the Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild project, and an additional $72,000 for as needed standby, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $41,431,007; execute all documents necessary to complete Phase 4 of the project; and increase appropriations in the Marina Fund (TF 403) in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PR) by $1,594,359. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
In February 2010, the City of Long Beach (City) embarked on the rebuild of the Alamitos Bay Marina (ABM). Through the Request for Proposal process, the City selected Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc. (BMI), for the design, engineering, and construction of the project. Due to the magnitude of the ABM rebuild project, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) and BMI agreed to segregate each basin rebuild into phases. To date, Basin 4 (Phase 1) has been completed, Basin 1 (Phase 2) has been completed, and Basin 5 (Phase 3) was completed on March 27,2014.
Phase 4 consists of the electrical infrastructure upgrade for Basins 2 and 3. In order to comply with Southern California Edison (SCE) mandates for new construction, the City is required to upgrade the current 4,000-volt system to a 12,000-volt system. This will include the installation of conduit and needed equipment from the docks, public restrooms, and restaurants located in Basins 2 and 3 to SCE's main feed at the end of the property line. SCE will install the needed transformers and additional equipment that will power this portion of the marina, along with the surrounding commercial area, which includes Whole Foods and Marina Pacifica.
These upgrades were completed for Basins 1, 4, and 5 during the reconstruction process and must now be completed for Basins 2 and 3 prior to any in-water co...
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