EREPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award a Contract in the Amount of $396,438 to McNabb Construction, Inc. dba DK Environmental for On-Call Maintenance of Vegetation at the Water Pollution Control Plant Oxidation Ponds (F25-111)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a contract in the amount of $396,438 for on-call maintenance of vegetation at the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) oxidation ponds to McNabb Construction, Inc. dba DK Environmental of Lafayette, CA. Approval is also requested to authorize the City Manager to renew the contract for three additional one-year periods and to increase the compensation in future year renewals subject to budget availability and if service and pricing remain favorable to the City.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 (d) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (SMC), Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services greater than $250,000 in any one transaction.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (d), for the maintenance and repair of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
There are approximately seven miles of unpaved levee access roads around the WPCP's Oxidation Ponds and recirculation channels. The access roads have become overgrown with emergent vegetation which drifts into the ponds and channels, clogging pumping equipment and compromising the treatment process. Vegetation has also encroached on the levee crown, restricting staff access to certain areas. The City estimates that an initial four acres of vegetation will need to be physically removed to prepare additional areas for the ongoing monthly herbicide treatment events. This contract will include vegetation removal efforts and monthly herbicide treatments to keep emergent growth from returning.
The application of herbicide will be in strict com...
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