BOAT LAUNCH CONTRACT
AWARD
AUGUST 20, 2024
DAVE CHAROBEE, SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST
GREG KAPOVICH, DIRECTOR WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INTRODUCTION
• CITY STAFF EVALUATED 2 CONTRACTORS FOR BOAT LAUNCH
DESIGN
• AFTER MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS STAFF RECOMMENDS MOFFATT
& NICHOL
• ASKING FOR:
• COUNCIL APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH MOFFATT & NICHOL
• POSSIBLE DIRECTION/DECISION ON BOAT HOIST
BACKGROUND
• 2021-2022 – AMENITIES PLAN PROCESS RESULTS IN MOLE D SITE SELECTION
FOR BOAT LAUNCH WITH WIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT
• OCT 2022 – COUNCIL APPROVES AMENITIES PLAN WITHOUT BOAT HOIST • OCT 2023 – RFP FOR BOAT LAUNCH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT
SERVICES RELEASED
• TWO BIDS RECEIVED – ANCHOR QEA AND MOFFAT & NICHOL
• BOTH BIDS CAME IN OVER BUDGET
• CITY MANAGER DECIDES TO BREAK CONTRACT INTO 2 PHASES
• PHASE 1 IS THROUGH DESIGN AND GRANT APPLICATION
• ASKED BOTH BIDDERS TO RE-BID TO PHASE 1, CONDUCTED WRITTEN AND ORAL
DISCUSSIONS WITH BOTH VENDORS
• MOFFAT AND NICHOL RECOMMENDED BASED ON BEST VALUE AND STRONG PAST
PERFORMANCE
• CONDUCT NECESSARY STUDIES INCLUDING PARKING, TRAFFIC/CIRCULATION, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, BOAT LAUNCH DEMAND, ETC.
• DEVELOP CONCEPTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS OF THE PUBLIC AMENITIES PLAN AND THE
COMPLETED STUDIES
• CEQA ANALYSIS TO DETERMINE IF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND) OR AN ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT (EIR) IS REQUIRED
• ENTITLEMENT AND CEQA DOCUMENT APPROVALS FROM THE HARBOR COMMISSION • APPLICATION TO DEPARTMENT OF BOATING & WATERWAYS FOR GRANT MONEY • COASTAL COMMISSION APPROVAL
• PHASE 2 - PERMITTING AND CONSTRUCTION TO BE PAID FOR BY GRANT MONEY FROM DEPARTMENT OF
BOATING AND WATERWAYS
PHASE 1
• AUGUST 2024 – CONTRACT AWARD/PROJECT KICKOFF
• FINISH BY JULY 2025- BOAT LAUNCH RAMP STUDIES/CONCEPTUAL DESIGN • DUE FEBRUARY 2025 – DBAW GRANT APPLICATION DUE
• FINISH BY JULY 2026 – ENTITLEMENTS/PERMITTING
TIMELINE
2018 BOAT LAUNCH WORKSHOP
SUMMARY FROM 2018 BOAT LAUNCH WORKSHOP
• MOLE A
• WAVE OVERTOPPING
• DISPLACEMENT OF KHYC
• CIRCULATION CONCERNS
• MOLE B
• MOST DANGEROUS SITING
• INSUFFICIENT PARKING
• IMPACTS TO PUBLIC SAFETY
RESPONSE
• PARKING AND ACCESS IMPACTS
TO MARINA AND LANAKILA
• MOLE C
• INSUFFICIENT PARKING
• CIRCULATION ISSUES
• PORTOFINO CONCERNS
• MOLE D
• LEAST IMPACTS
• SAFEST CIRCULATION
• HARBOR PATROL FAVORED
LOCATION - SAFETY
AMENITIES PLAN – MOLES C&D AMENITY SITING
PROPOSAL DETAILS
• SOURCE SELECTION TEAM SELECTED
MOFFATT & NICHOL
• BEST VALUE
• MUCH MORE RELEVANT PAST
PERFORMANCE (LOWER RISK)
• EXPERIENCE IN KING HARBOR
• EXPERIENCE BUILDING BOAT
LAUNCHES IN OTHER HARBORS
• EXPERIENCE SUCCESSFULLY
SECURING DBAW GRANT FUNDING
• STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL
APPROVE THE CONTRACT
AGREEMENT
POTENTIAL COUNCIL DIRECTION: BOAT HOIST
BACKGROUND:
• BOAT HOIST CONCERNS INCLUDE:
• REQUIRES OPERATOR AND PAYMENT
• LIMITED HOURS
• HOIST REQUIRES MAINTENANCE
• COASTAL COMMISSION HAS MANDATED A BOAT LAUNCH
• SOME BOATERS HAVE EXPRESSED DESIRE TO MAINTAIN A BOAT HOIST
• CITE EASIER ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO ARE LESS ABLE
• ORIGINAL COUNCIL DIRECTION WAS TO REMOVE HOIST FROM AMENITIES PLAN
• RFP REQUESTED HOIST PRICING AS AN OPTION
• ELIMINATION OF OPTION WOULD SAVE MONEY AND TIME
• KEEPING HOIST CREATES SUBSTANTIAL PARKING AND TRAFFIC FLOW ISSUES
AMENITIES PLAN – LAUNCH + HOIST CIRCULATION
• KEEPING BOAT HOIST AT CURRENT
LOCATION
• CONCURRENT CIRCULATION PATTERNS
• CONSUMES CRITICAL PARKING
• COMPLICATES USE OF SHARED FACILITIES
SUCH AS WASHDOWN AREA
• ADDING HOIST NEXT TO BOAT LAUNCH
• NEVER STUDIED IN ANY BOAT LAUNCH
DESIGN THROUGH THE YEARS
• REQUIRES SEAWALL RECONFIGURATION
• COMPLICATES LAUNCH TRAFFIC
CIRCULATION
• ESSENTIALLY A THIRD LANE ON LAUNCH
• CONSUMES CRITICAL PARKING
• WAS NOT PRICED IN PROPOSALS
• CITY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST
OF BOAT HOIST
Boat
Hoist
Boat
Launch
• APPROVE CONTRACT WITH MOFFAT AND NICHOL
• STAFF RECOMMENDS COUNCIL ELIMINATE BOAT HOIST OPTION TODAY • SAVES/SIMPLIFIES STUDIES, CONCEPTUAL DESIGN, TIME AND MONEY • STRONG CONCERNS WITH IMPACTS ON CIRCULATION AND PARKING • ALTERNATELY, COUNCIL CAN MAKE DECISION REGARDING THE BOAT HOIST AT A LATER
DATE WHILE THE ANALYSIS MATURES
CITY COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED