The City Council on Sept. 28 awarded a contract to BKF Engineers for support services for a stormwater treatment project.
This contract is for the 5th Street at Electric Avenue Stormwater Treatment project.
The total budget, including money for contingency is $89,922.
The vote was unanimous.
This was a Consent Calendar item. The council doesn’t talk about consent items unless a council member pulls one for individual discussion. This item was not pulled.
Background
“The Environmental Cleanup Program (ECP) Tier 1 Grant Program, funded through Measure M2 and administered by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), provides competitive grants to Orange County cities and agencies for projects that reduce transportation-related pollution entering storm drain systems, waterways, and ultimately the ocean,” according to the staff report by Kathryne Cho, Public Works deputy director and city engineer.
“The program focuses on capturing visible pollutants such as trash, litter, and debris before they leave roadways and storm drains,” Cho wrote.
“The grants are intended to help local agencies comply with federal and state water quality regulations, including California’s Trash Amendments, while supplementing rather than replacing, local funding,” Cho wrote.
“The City was previously awarded a grant through the 2024 OCTA Project X Tier 1 funding cycle for installation of an HDS unit, a device that removes sediment, trash, and other pollutants from stormwater by using the natural flow of water and gravity, near the intersection of Galleon Way and Electric Avenue,” Cho wrote.
“This project was designed and is now in the construction phase,” Cho wrote.
“The 5th Street HDS unit will be the second unit to be funded through the same ECP Tier 1 grant and will be installed within the existing storm drain system in the Bridgeport community,” Cho wrote.
“5th Street at Electric Avenue Stormwater Treatment Project, CIP SD2602. The Project was recommended for approximately $600,000 in Measure M2 funding, with a required 20 percent local match, which has been budgeted at $263,188, for a total project budget of $863,188,” Cho wrote.
Seal Beach received two bids for this project on Aug. 26
“Based on this panel’s evaluation, staff recommends that the City enter into an agreement with BKF Engineers (BKF) for professional design and construction support services for the Project. The agreement is separate from BKF’s existing on-call agreement and was procured through a project-specific solicitation. BKF has satisfactorily completed similar work for the City of Seal Beach and nearby agencies,” Cho wrote.
“Based on experienced gained from the Galleon Way project and the potential for unforeseen conditions associated with construction along 5th Street, staff recommends including a 20 percent (20%) contingency to address additional geotechnical investigation, potholing, and other unforeseen work that may be necessary to locate existing utilities and avoid potential delays during installation,” Cho wrote.