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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to amend Contract No. 31687 with Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc., for an additional $3,632,150 for expenditures associated with Phase 2A of the Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild project; execute all documents necessary to complete Basin 1 - Phase 2A, the demolition and dredging of Basin 1 in the Alamitos Bay Marina, for a revised contract amount of $22,403,997; and increase appropriations by $3,895,898 in the Marina Fund (TF 403) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR). (District 3)
DISCUSSION
In October 2007, a design-build Request for Proposal for the rebuild of Alamitos Bay Marina (ABM) was issued. Based on the proposals, experience, and use of local subcontractors, the evaluation committee selected Bellingham Marine Industries, Inc. (BMI). BMI has over 50 years of experience in the marina construction business, and has built numerous dock and marina systems throughout the world. The rebuild proposal includes the design and engineering of a marina dock system, upgrading the dock system to a state-of-the-art concrete system, upgrading utility services, upgrading and replacing restroom facilities, dredging the marina to the original design depth, repairing seawalls as needed, and repairing and replacing hardscape on the land side of the marina.
Due to the magnitude of the Alamitos Bay Marina rebuild project, the City of Long Beach (City), through the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM), and BMI agreed to segregate the rebuild into phases. On September 17, 2011, the City broke ground on Phase 1 of the project. Phase 1 includes the demolition, dredging, and reconstruction of Basin 4; the construction of an eelgrass mitigation site area in Marine Stadium; reconstruction of the boatowner restroom; and various landscaping and parking lot improvements for Basin 4. The total cost of Phase 1 is $24,961,847, of which $18,220,000 was funded through loans from the Department of Boating and Wate...
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