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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 34878 with Tait Environmental Services, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA, to provide technical support, construction management services, and regulatory updates for the City’s Fuel Operations program, to increase the contract amount by $70,839, for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,105,839, and extend the term to September 30, 2023. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to amend Contract No. 34878 with Tait Environmental Services, Inc. (Tait), for technical and project management support for the City of Long Beach’s (City) 16 fueling sites. This amendment will add funds and extend the term of the contract for an additional eight months while a new Request for Proposal (RFP) is advertised, and new contract awarded.
The Financial Management Department, Fleet Services Bureau, is responsible for management of the City’s fuel storage program. Tait has provided services to the City on various projects over the last 23 years and has specifically provided the requested services since January 2015. Tait is a leader in the industry and has acquired significant knowledge of the City’s fuel sites and regulatory environment while guiding policy development, and this background would not easily be transferred to another vendor without significant investment in consultant and City staff time. The City’s fuel program and sites are of sufficient complexity that a new contractor would experience a lengthy learning curve, impacting overall management of the program and possibly increasing the City’s regulatory exposure. Additionally, Tait has successfully managed complex construction and repair projects for underground storage tanks (UST) at Alamitos Bay and Shoreline Marinas, and successfully managed above ground storage tank construction projects at the Utilities Department and the West Police station.
Tait’s service to the City’s Fuel and...
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