Agenda Item: 10
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: May 24, 2022
SUBJECT: AQUATIC CENTER POOL DECK CONCRETE REPAIRS AND
REPLASTER - PHASES II AND III, PROJECT M3035 - APPROVE
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AWARD CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Shannon Pickett
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council:
1. Approve the plans and specifications for Aquatic Center Pool Deck Concrete Repairs and Replaster - Phases II and III, Project M3035.
2. Award a construction contract for repair services to California Commercial Pools, Inc. in the amount of $2,468,400 and authorize a contingency in the amount of $493,680, for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,962,080.
3. Appropriate one-time funds in the amount of $3,072,514 from the Measure A Safe Parks - Capital Fund (Fund 269) to expenditure account M3035269-516101 and increase Measure A Safe Parks Annual Allocation revenue account 269-443105 by $3,072,514.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all documents, subject to City Attorney approval.
BACKGROUND
Since the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center (Aquatic Center) opened in 2003, it has been heavily used by the community. The Aquatic Center’s 50-meter competition pool and 25-meter dive pool attracts more than 150,000 participants and spectators annually. Both pools are open year-round, closing briefly for two weeks each year for preventative maintenance. City of Santa Clarita (City) programming, such as lap swim, water exercise, swim lessons, water polo teams, and youth swim, dive, and synchronized swim occupies much of the programmable space throughout
each day. Additionally, seven local high schools utilize both pools for their competitive swim and dive practices. Other users of the pools include one local university, one local private high school, and two large local club swim teams who rent both pools for their daily practices and host very large regional and national level competitions multiple times throughout the year. As a result of substantial usage, the original surface of the pools’ concrete decks is spalling and cracking and needs repair and replacement to address the deterioration.
On February 21, 2019, staff met with a Los Angeles County Health Department inspector to review the condition of the concrete surfaces surrounding the three pools at the Aquatic Center.
Staff worked with a design consultant to draft plans and specifications for the needed repairs, which were segmented into three phases. Phase I repaired the concrete deck surrounding the activity pool in March 2020. Based on the continued heavy usage of the 25-meter and 50-meter pools, staff recommends moving forward with Phases II and III, which will complete the repair work by replacing the affected sections of the deck around the perimeter and replastering the 25- meter and 50-meter pools. This project supports the Sustaining Public Infrastructure theme of the City’s five-year strategic plan, Santa Clarita 2025.
Construction is scheduled to commence in August and conclude before March 2023, allowing the pools to be in operation for recreational programming.
An invitation to bid was prepared and published twice, on April 14 and 21, 2022, and was posted on BidNet. Three bids were submitted to the City and opened by Purchasing on May 17, 2022.
The results of the bids are shown below:
Company Location Total Bid
California Commercial Pools, Inc. Glendora, CA $2,468,400 Condor, Inc. El Monte, CA $2,545,020
California Waters Yorba Linda, CA $2,569,506
Staff recommends awarding the construction contract to California Commercial Pools, Inc., the lowest responsive bidder, in the amount of $2,468,400 and authorizing a contingency in the amount of $493,680, for a total not to exceed $2,962,080. The contractor possesses a valid state contractor’s license and is in good standing with the Contractors State License Board. The bid from California Commercial Pools, Inc. was reviewed for accuracy and conformance to the contract documents and found to be complete.
The requested contingency will cover unforeseen conditions during construction and provide for construction of additional hardscape and a storage unit.
The remaining funds will be allotted for construction support costs, which include labor compliance services, staff oversight, construction engineering, inspections, and project management.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Upon approval of the recommended actions, adequate funds will be available in project expenditure account M3035269-516101 (Measure A Safe Parks Fund) to support the recommended contract and all anticipated project costs.
ATTACHMENTS
Location Map
Bid Proposal for California Commercial Pools, Inc. (available in the City Clerk’s Reading File)