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Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-6962 for the installation of the Belmont Temporary Outdoor Pool, award the project and authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary to enter into a contract with The O.K. Earl Corporation, dba Earl Corporation, of Irwindale, CA, an SBE (not an MBE, WBE or Local), and any necessary amendments thereto, in the amount not to exceed $3,545,186, plus a 15 percent contingency amount not to exceed $531,778, if necessary, for a total amount not to exceed $4,076,964 at the discretion of the City Manager; and
Authorize City Manager to execute all documents necessary with Myrtha Pools USA, of Sarasota, FL (not an MBE, WBE, SBE or Local), for the purchase of the Belmont Temporary Outdoor Pool, in an amount not to exceed $1,073,650. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with the Earl Corporation for the installation and with Myrtha Pools USA for the purchase of the Belmont Temporary Outdoor Pool.
In January 2013, the City's Belmont Pool Natatorium was closed due to a structural and seismic evaluation that concluded the facility was seismically unsafe in the event of a moderate earthquake. On February 12, 2013, the City Council authorized the City Manager to proceed with the entitlement phase of a permanent pool revitalization project, and proceed with the installation of a temporary outdoor pool to meet the needs of the City's aquatic community during the reconstruction of the new permanent pool. Additionally, City Council directed staff to expedite the design, procurement and construction of the temporary outdoor pool with incentives for early completion. The Invitation to Bid specifications included a timeline for completion by October 31, 2013.
The temporary outdoor pool will be constructed in the parking area east of the existing pool building and will be 53 by 25 meters in dimension, with a depth varying from 1.2 to 2 meters. Design features of...
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