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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7050 for the construction of two Low Flow Diversion Systems and two Vortex Separation Systems; award the contract to G. B. Cooke, Inc., of Azusa, CA, in the amount of $2,148,630, and authorize a 10 percent contingency in the amount of $214,863, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,363,493; authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto; and
Accept Categorical Exemption CE 13-009. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On March 12, 2013, the City Council adopted a Resolution authorizing the City Managerto accept up to $4,470,627 in Clean Beaches Initiative (CBI) Grant Program funds from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) for the design and construction of Best Management Practice (BMP) devices to storm drains discharging directly onto City beaches. On November 11,2014, the City Council approved the award of a contract for the design of structural BMP devices, which include Low Flow Diversion (LFD) systems and Vortex Separation Systems (VSS). These systems will remove trash from the sewer and decrease the fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) pollutant loading to Long Beach beaches. City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with G.B. Cooke, Inc., for the construction of these BMP devices.
The BMP devices will affect two beach locations currently producing the highest levels of bacteria in the City. The BMP devices will control urban runoff by diverting bacteria and other pollutants to the sewer system for treatment. The BMP devices will be at the following locations (Exhibit A):
1. 9th Place, south of Ocean Boulevard (construct one LFD and one VSS)
2. Bluff Park, south of the Redondo Avenue and east of Ocean Boulevard (construct one LFD and one VSS)
The bid was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on February 19, 2016, and 3,890 potential bidders specializing in construction ...
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