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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP PW22-069 and award a contract to AKM Consulting Engineers, Inc., of Irvine, CA, for engineering consulting design services for the Pump Station Recovery Mitigation projects, in an amount not to exceed $834,954, for a period of nine months; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments. (Districts 4,7,9)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with AKM Consulting Engineers, Inc., to provide engineering consultant design services for the Pump Station Recovery Mitigation Projects (Projects).
As a result of the 2017 winter storms, the City of Long Beach (City) received a high volume of issue-related calls concerning flooding throughout Long Beach. The event impacted various residential and business areas, impeded traffic flow on the I-710 freeway, and caused significant property damage and economic impacts to businesses in Long Beach. In response, the City was granted funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to complete phase one of the Projects, which includes the design for permanent generators with automatic transfer switches for six designated pump stations. The Projects will ensure the preservation of neighborhoods and businesses in Long Beach.
A Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on May 5, 2022, and 1,297 potential firms were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those firms, 57 downloaded the RFP via the City's electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 39 local, minority-own...
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