Title
Adopt a Resolution to Find that Emergency Conditions Exist that Do Not Permit a Delay Resulting from a Competitive Solicitation for Bids, and Authorize the City Manager to Award an Emergency Construction Contract to McGuire & Hester for the Demolition of the Former Blue Dolphin Restaurant Pier Structure, and to Appropriate $245,355.54 from 210-57-203-5240 for this Emergency Project
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
* Sustainability & Resiliency
SUMMARY
The attached resolution will (1) find that substantial evidence exists of an emergency that will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids and that the action is necessary to respond to the emergency, and (2) authorize the City Manager or her designee to award an Emergency Construction Contract to McGuire & Hester for the demolition of the former Blue Dolphin Restaurant pier structure and the removal and hauling of contaminated debris.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the following:
* Find that substantial evidence exists of an emergency that will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids and that the action is necessary to respond to the emergency.
* Authorize the City Manager or her designee to award an Emergency Construction Contract to McGuire & Hester for the demolition of the former Blue Dolphin Restaurant pier structure, including the removal of creosote contaminated/environmentally hazardous debris.
BACKGROUND
On June 5, 2023 Alameda County Fire Department (ACFD) responded to a fire located at the former Blue Dolphin Restaurant at the San Leandro Marina affecting the pier structure. ACFD monitored the smoldering fire for 48 hours while Public Works staff used an excavator to spread the embers to cool the fire. The charred wood (some of it with creosote) posed a danger of falling into the water, which would cause an environmental hazard. To prevent impact to the local waterways, staff sought assistance from McGuire & Hester ...
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