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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7000 for construction of the Appian Way Low Flow Diversion project; award the contract to Pyramid Building & Engineering, Inc., of Hesperia, CA, in the amount of $488,125, and authorize a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $97,625, for a total contract amount not to exceed $585,750; and authorize City Manager or designee to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments thereto. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Pyramid Building & Engineering, Inc. for construction of the Appian Way Low Flow Diversion Project (Project). The Project consists of installing a 30 gallon per minute low flow diversion (LFD) system at the Los Angeles County Flood Control District’s Appian Way pump station, located at 5871 Appian Way beneath the East 2nd Street Bridge. The purpose of the LFD system is to improve water quality in the Alamitos Bay by diverting untreated dry season runoff to the Los Angeles County Sanitation District (LACSD) sewer for treatment. The LFD system consists of the following components: pumping system and controls; effluent monitoring and sampling system; rain gauge; gravity sewer; and manhole as required by the LACSD discharge permit. The control panel and electric meter will be installed on the exterior of the west wall of the pump station and protected with a metal enclosure. As required by Los Angeles County, a new City electric service will be installed to provide power for the system.
The recommended contract award includes the Base Bid, plus Additive Bid A. Additive Bid A includes construction of a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that will connect the LFD to the current citywide system and allow for remote monitoring of the system’s flow that will inform City staff of any alarms or operating issues.
The bid was advertised in the Press-Telegram on August ...
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