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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to execute a design-build contract with EFS West, of Valencia, CA, for the design and construction of the Shoreline Marina Fuel Dock and Underground Storage Tank (UST) upgrade, award the Phase I portion in an estimated amount of $272,175, and execute all necessary documents related to the contract; and increase appropriations in the Marina Fund (TF 403) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM), by $293,393 for construction and construction support costs related to this project. (District 2)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach owns and operates three full-service marinas, including the Alamitos Bay Marina (Alamitos Bay), Long Beach Shoreline Marina (Shoreline Marina), and Rainbow Harbor/Rainbow Marina (Rainbow Marina), which are operated by PRM. These marinas provide economical boat mooring in a location that has rapid access to open water, prevailing winds, close proximity to Catalina Island and practically perfect sailing conditions year round.
Both the Alamitos Bay and Shoreline Marinas have historically provided fueling docks for the recreational vessels in the City’s marinas, vessels launched from one of the City’s launch ramps, vessels visiting the City from other areas, and vessels stored in private slips in the City. In September 2008, the Shoreline Marina fuel dock was closed in order to make necessary upgrades and to stay in compliance with State Water Resources Control Board regulations. The Shoreline Marina fuel dock provides fuel for recreational boaters in the Shoreline and Rainbow Marinas, for vessels launched from the South Shore Launch Ramp, as well as some small commercial vessels in the Rainbow Harbor. The Department of Public Works (PW) and PRM have been working in tandem to develop the best possible options for the removal of the existing system and the construction of a state-of-the-art marina fueling system, to be built specifically to provide maximum protection for the coast...
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