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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JULY 16, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO <br />ARNAZ ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS, <br />INC. FOR THE CIVIC CENTER <br />STORMWATER LIFT STATIONS PROJECT <br />ESTIMATED DELIVERY COST: $1,330,000 <br />(PROJECT NO 17-2675) <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 6, 1C & 1G) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERIC OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />r_1J77i0 <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 111 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"1 Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Award a contract to Arnaz Engineering Contractors Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, in <br />accordance with the base bid in the amount of $1,022,000, for construction of the Civic Center <br />Stormwater Lift Stations Project, for the term beginning upon execution of the contract and <br />ending upon project completion, and authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council <br />to execute the contract subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and <br />the City Attorney. <br />2. Approve the Project Cost Analysis for a total estimated construction delivery cost of <br />$1,330,000, which includes $1,022,000 for the construction contract, $153,300 for contract <br />administration, inspection, and testing, and a $154,700 project contingency (approximately <br />15% of the construction contract amount) paid with Civic Center Capital Project funding. <br />DISCUSSION <br />In the Civic Center Plaza area, the City owns and operates two stormwater lift stations that are <br />over 40 years old. The Flower Stormwater Lift Station is located at the northeast corner of the <br />intersection of Flower and 6th Streets; and the Civic Center Stormwater Lift Station is located on <br />west side of Ross Street, south of City Hall (Exhibit 1). Each lift station experienced leakage and <br />flooding problems during the El Nino season of 2016, and the City intends to upgrade the facilities <br />before the next large storm event. <br />A preliminary study was conducted and consisted of on -site inspections and visual assessments <br />of the structure, electrical equipment, mechanical equipment, and general conditions of each <br />facility. The proposed improvements consist of removing the existing equipment; installing pumps, <br />motors, pipes, valves, fence, and gates; and modernizing site electrical and instrumentation. In <br />addition, the project will also install a Continuous Deflective Separation unit to remove trash and <br />23B-1 <br />