REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Award of Contract for Storm Drain Trash Capture Devices (F17-119)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Council approval is requested to award a contract to Storm Water Inspection & Maintenance Services Inc., dba Storm Tek, of Discovery Bay in the amount of $182,810 to install Connector Pipe Screens to capture trash in stormwater catch basins in accordance with San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board regulations. Approval is also requested for a 10% contract contingency in the amount of $18,281.
EXISTING POLICY
Consistent with the provision of Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 2.08.070(b)(3), contracts for the procurement of goods and services may be exempted from the competitive bidding process if the solicitation of bids or proposals would be impractical. In this instance, as the City standardized on connector pipe screens (ST3G devices) through a pilot project initiated by the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program in 2007, and a subsequent installation in 2011 it is important to continue to install ST3G devices of a similar design, material type, and function to enable City maintenance crews to apply a single protocol when servicing the devices. Consequently, the award of this contract is exempt from the competitive bidding process as it would be impractical from a maintenance viewpoint to install other types of devices.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determination for this project is a categorical exemption pursuant to Class 8, Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines for actions authorized by state or local law to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for the protection of the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Sunnyvale and 75 other Bay Area municipalities were issued a new Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit in November 2015, which became effective January 1, 2016. Issue...
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