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RESOLUTION NO. ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE EMERGENCY JUSTIFICATION OF THE REPLACEMENT OF THE
DORNAN DRIVE SANITARY SEWER FORCE MAIN PROJECT IN THE RICHMOND
MUNICIPAL SEWER DISTRICT, SO AS TO PREVENT SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS AS
REQUIRED IN THE BAYKEEPER SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND THE CALIFORNIA
STATE WATER RESOURCES CONTROL BOARD SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM WASTE DISCHARGE REQUIREMENTS (SSS-WDR) IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,390,500
WHEREAS, the California State Water Resources Control Board issued ORDER WQ 2022-0103-DWQ, which states, “Any discharge from a sanitary sewer system, discharged directly or indirectly through a drainage conveyance system or other route, to waters of the State is prohibited”; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond (City) entered into a settlement agreement with San Francisco Baykeeper in 2018; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond agreed, as part of the settlement agreement with San Francisco Baykeeper, to make improvements to the City’s sewer collection system to ensure that the City would not have more than two (2) sanitary sewer overflows on any one (1) line segment by December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Dornan Drive sanitary sewer force main has had several sanitary sewer overflows from 2016 to March 3, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the most recent major sanitary sewer overflow on the Dornan Drive sanitary sewer force main occurred on December 31, 2022, due to a break in the line; and WHEREAS, the City performed point repairs to put the Dornan Drive sanitary sewer force main back in service; and
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division of the Public Works Department determined that the Dornan Drive sanitary sewer force main had reached a critical stage requiring replacement; and
WHEREAS, Veolia Water North America, the City’s contractor suggested contacting several contractors that could perform work on sanitary sewer force mains; and WHEREAS, on June 9, 2023, nine (9) prospective bidders were e-mailed copies of the bid documents for the Dornan Drive Sanitary Sewer Force Main Project (the project); and WHEREAS, on June 13, 2023, six (6) bidders attended a mandatory pre-bid meeting at the Richmond Wastewater Treatment Plant for the project; and WHEREAS, on July 6, 2023, five (5) contractors submitted bids to Veolia Water Capital Project Management Group (in alphabetical order): JMB Construction, Inc (South San Francisco), Myers and Sons Construction, LLC (Sacramento), Ranger Pipelines, Inc. (San Francisco), Thompson Builders Corporation (Novato), and W. R. Forde & Associates, Inc. (Richmond); and
WHEREAS, City and Veolia staff reviewed the five (5) bids and determined that W.R.
Forde and Associates, Inc. was the lowest, responsive bid in the amount of $2,340,608; and WHEREAS, the project also calls for compaction testing during construction; and WHEREAS, Questa Engineering, one of the pre-qualified technical firms previously approved via Resolution 84-19, submitted an acceptable proposal for compaction testing during construction in the amount of $18,000 respectively; and WHEREAS, the total estimated cost of this project, as awarded to the low bidder, is as follows:
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Construction Contract $ 2,340,608
Contingency @ ~25% $ 589,652
Total Construction Cost $ 2,930,260
Design Support During Construction $18,000
Construction Management Cost (~16.5%) $ 389,171
Additional Veolia Fees (~9%) $53,069
Total Project Cost $3,390,500
WHEREAS, the Water Resource Recovery Division of the Public Works Department will issue a project Task Authorization to Veolia Water West Operating Services, Inc. (Veolia); and
WHEREAS, Veolia will manage the subcontracts with W.R. Forde and Associates, Inc. (contractor), and Questa Engineering (consultants).
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Richmond hereby authorizes the Water Resource Recovery Division of the Public Works Department to issue a project Task Authorization to Veolia for the Dornan Drive Sanitary Sewer Force Main Replacement Project, which will not exceed $3,390,500. [(WR Forde Project cost of $2,340,608 plus 16.5% mark-up of $ 386,201, plus 25% contingency of $585,152 plus 9% mark- up of $52,664 (total = $3,364,624); Questa Engineers Project Cost of $18,000, plus 16.5% mark- up of $2,970, plus 25% contingency of $4,500, plus 9% mark-up of $405 (total = $25,875). ******************
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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 18, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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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 18, 2024.
Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond