REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Bid No. PW16-25 for Baylands Stormwater Pump Station No. 2 Rehabilitation
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to award a construction contract in the amount of $3,342,000 to JMB Construction Inc. of South San Francisco for the Baylands Stormwater Pump Station No. 2 Rehabilitation project (Public Works Project No. UY-12/02-13). Approval is also requested for a 10% construction contingency in the amount of $334,200.
EXISTING POLICY
Section 1309 of the City Charter requires construction contracts to be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) was prepared for the project to conform to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The MND was considered and adopted by City Council on March 25, 2014 (RTC No. 14-0209). All required regulatory permits have been obtained for the project.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City of Sunnyvale Storm Pump Station No. 2, located at the edge of Baylands Park, pumps storm water from a collection basin over a levee into Calabazas Creek. The collection basin receives storm water from a 500-acre area of Sunnyvale south of State Route 237 and from the surrounding wetlands. The pump station was designed and built in the 1960s and has reached the end of its useful life.
In 2011, a comprehensive feasibility study of the station was conducted to help determine the most cost-effective rehabilitation strategy to improve reliability of the station and to bring it into compliance with all current codes and standards. The recommended rehabilitation includes upgrades to the existing pump station structure, pumps, piping, electrical systems, the drainage basin, and the creek outfalls. Work on the outfalls into Calabazas Creek and other areas of habitat for plants and wildlife requires regulatory permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the California Department of Fi...
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