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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA, TO
INCREASE THE PROJECT CONTINGENCY ALLOCATION FOR THE GRIT AND
AERATION BASIN (WWTP CRITICAL IMPROVEMENTS) PROJECT LOCATED AT THE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT LOCATED IN RICHMOND, CA IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,500,000 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $45,606,488
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond and Veolia Water (Veolia) have implemented the High Priority Critical Improvements Projects at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP), which is managed and operated by Veolia; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the projects are to replace aging and unreliable infrastructure, improve treatment operating efficiency, comply with future discharge regulations, and improve the functionality of the existing WWTP; and
WHEREAS, the improvements were identified through previous planning efforts, including the 2010 WWTP Master Plan and the 2016 WWTP Facility Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Grit and Aeration Basin (WWTP Critical Improvements) Project will improve the efficiency of the WWTP; and
WHEREAS, this will allow the City to remain in compliance with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES); and
WHEREAS, on September 15, 2020, the Water Resource Recovery Division of the City Public Works Department and Veolia Water West Operating Services, Inc. issued a Request for Bids to Construction Contractors for the construction project of the Grit and Aeration Basin (WWTP Critical Improvements) Project through the City's BidsOnline system; and
WHEREAS, 91 firms received the Request for Bids, of which two (2) contractors submitted Bids, (in alphabetical order): Mountain Cascade, Inc. (Livermore), Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. (Oakland); and
WHEREAS, the two (2) contractor bids for construction that the City received were reviewed by City of Richmond Contract Compliance Officer Gina Baker, Public Works Directors, Yader Bermudez, Veolia Water West Operating Services, Inc. Representative Steve Suskind (Senior Project Manager); and
WHEREAS, the panel of reviewers accepted the contractor bid of Shimmick Construction Company, Inc., finding that the team was highly qualified to construct the Grit and Aeration Basin (WWTP Critical Improvements) Project; and
WHEREAS, on February 16, 2021, City Council approved Resolution # 28-21 to appropriate the amount of $42,106,48, including a contingency in the amount of $2,760,943 for the replacement of the Grit and Aeration Basin; and
WHEREAS, eight (8) Contract Change Orders (Exhibit -1) have been approved by the City in the amount of $2,493,560, which has almost depleted the original Contract Contingency allocation; and
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division has received projected change orders from Veolia in the amount of approximately $3,500,000; and
WHEREAS, the total project scope will need to be increased to cover the additional change orders for a total amount of $45,606,488; and
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division of the Public Works Department will continue managing the project Task Authorization to Veolia and Veolia Water West Operating Services, Inc. will continue managing the sub contracts with Shimmick Construction Company, Inc.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
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Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and this City Council hereby so finds and determines:
Section 2. The Water Resource Recovery Division of the Public Works Department shall appropriate additional $3,500,000 funds from the State Water Resources Control Board State Revolving Loan Fund for an amount not to exceed $45,606,488 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 budget the Grit and Aeration Basin (WWT Critical Improvements) Project.
Section 3. The Contract shall be managed by Veolia Water and a subcontract issued to Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. for the construction of the Grit and Aeration (WWTP Critical Improvements) Project.
Section 4. The total cost of the Grit and Aeration (WWTP Critical Improvements) Project for construction shall not exceed $45,606,488 without City Council approval.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held on June 21, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
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Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
State of California }
County of Contra Costa : ss.
City of Richmond }
I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. , finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on June 21, 2022.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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CLERK’S CERTIFICATE
I, Pamela Christian, City Clerk of the City of Richmond, do hereby certify as follows:
The foregoing resolution is a full, true, and correct copy of Resolution No. duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City duly and regularly held at the regular meeting place thereof on the 21st day of June 2022 , of which meeting all of the members of said City Council had due notice and at which a majority thereof were present; and that at said meeting said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
An agenda of said meeting was posted before said meeting at City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza in the City of Richmond, California, a location freely accessible to members of the public, and a brief description of said resolution appeared on said agenda.
Such agenda was further posted, and such meeting was conducted in accordance with and pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, signed by the Governor of the State of California on March 17, 2020, and Ex ecutive Order N-35-20, signed by the Governor of the State of California on March 21, 2020.
I have carefully compared the foregoing with the original on file and of record in my office, and the foregoing is a full, true, and correct copy of the original resolution adopted at said meeting.
Said resolution has not been amended, modified, or rescinded since the date of its adoption and the same is now in full force and effect.
Dated: , 2022.
City Clerk of the
City of Richmond
[SEAL]