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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. R-7030 and award a contract to Los Angeles Engineering, Inc., of Covina, CA, for the El Dorado Duck Pond Rehabilitation Project, in a total amount of $5,486,918; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund Group in the Public Works Department by $1,117,000, offset by reimbursable federal grant funding to be transferred from the Water Fund Group in the Water Department. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Los Angeles Engineering, Inc. (Los Angeles Engineering), to provide construction services required for the urgently needed rehabilitation of the El Dorado Park Duck Pond (Project). This critical Project is increasingly time sensitive as the existing recirculation pumps are no longer operable and much of the existing infrastructure continues to fall into major disrepair. Relocation of wildlife required for this project must also be completed prior to the nesting season to minimize impacts.
The El Dorado Park Duck Pond, which holds roughly three million gallons of water, located in El Dorado Park West, is a major regional park located along the eastern border of the City of Long Beach (City). The area around the duck pond includes various recreational amenities and is a wildlife habitat. This Project will address leaks and other existing deficiencies in the duck pond infrastructure, improve public access, and include the installation of a reclaimed water irrigation system. For safety reasons, and since the pond will be drained as part of the proposed repairs, the pond will be temporarily closed to the public during construction.
The work to be done consists primarily of, but is not limited to, dewatering, sediment removal, site demolition, utility relocation, site grading, new sewer connection, ...
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