TITLE
Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7187 and award a contract to E2 Contracting, Inc., of Irvine, CA, for construction of the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment Facility Phase 1C Wetlands Project, in the amount of $2,689,210, with a 20 percent contingency in the amount of $537,842, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,227,052; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (District 1)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with E2 Contracting, Inc., to provide construction services for the Long Beach Municipal Urban Stormwater Treatment (LB-MUST) Facility Phase 1C Wetlands Project (Project).
LB-MUST will consist of a stormwater treatment facility and a new wetland habitat area near the Shoemaker Bridge at 901 De Forest Avenue (Attachment A). The goal of LB-MUST is to improve Long Beach’s water quality to benefit aquatic life and recreational beach activities. By capturing and cleaning urban stormwater runoff, the Project will reduce pollution that would otherwise discharge into the Los Angeles River (LAR) and enter City beaches. The recycled water from the facility will help sustain a wetland habitat proposed as part of the Project. These activities ensure compliance with the City of Long Beach (City) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Project work under this contract will construct the LB-MUST Wetlands, which is a new 1.9-acre greenspace including constructed wetlands, landscape irrigation, educational signage, and a perimeter pedestrian path and facilities with connectivity to the LAR trail and City sidewalks. The Project will demolish a vacant light industrial building and parking lot at the site and includes appurtenant utility work in the project vicinity associated with demolition, site excavation, and establishment of the wetlands. The LB-MUST Faci...
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