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Staff report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a $59,600 Consulting Services Agreement with Freyer and Laureta, Inc. for Design of a Sanitary Sewer Force Main and Valve Vault Covers; and to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Contract Amendments Up to 15% (or $8,940) of the Original Contract Amount.
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This consultant services agreement will provide for the design of the replacement of the force main line for the San Rafael Street Lift Station, and of the replacement of valve box covers located in the Wicks Boulevard roadway.
Staff recommends the following actions:
* Authorize the City Manager to execute a Consulting Services Agreement (CSA) with Freyer and Laureta, Inc. for the subject project; and
* Authorize the City Manager negotiate and approve contract amendments up to 15% of the original contract amount.
BACKGROUND
The San Rafael Street Lift Station was constructed circa 1947 and provides sanitary sewer service to approximately one hundred properties located between San Rafael Street and Grand Avenue. The lift station force main line extends seven hundred feet to its discharge point in Sybil Avenue. The force main is of cast iron construction and due to its age, is now heavily corroded.
Wicks Boulevard Lift Station and force main line were replaced in 2009. The force main passes through a series of valves located in vault structures beneath Wicks Boulevard roadway. The covers to the vaults have been subjected to traffic loading, including heavy trucks, and have become loose and rattle when driven over.
Analysis
The San Rafael Street Lift Station force main line has reached the end of its useful life and needs to be entirely replaced. This design will provide replacement by two different optional construction methods. This approach will allow contractors flexibility in their approach to the work with increased competitive bids....
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