HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 - C-3506 - Zone V Emergency Backup GeneratorCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item No. 8
February 11, 2003
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Public Works Department
Michael J. Sinacori, P.E.
949 -644 -3311
msinacoir@city.newport-beach.ca.us
SUBJECT: ZONE V EMERGENCY BACKUP GENERATOR, CONTRACT NO. 3506
— COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. Accept the work.
2. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion.
3. Authorize the City Clerk to release the Labor and Materials bond 35 days after the
Notice of Completion has been recorded in accordance with applicable portions of
the Civil Code.
4. Release the Faithful Performance Bond 1 year after Council acceptance.
DISCUSSION:
On February 12, 2002, the City Council authorized the award of a design /build contract
for the Emergency Backup Generator at the Zone V Water Pump Station to Rich
Construction. The station serves the higher elevations of Newport in the Spyglass Hill
area and had no automatic backup power supply in case of outages. When an outage
occurred, Utilities Staff were deployed with a backup water pump driven to the site and
activated. This deployment took up to an hour, during which time the residents had no
water for potable use or fire suppression.
The installation of the new emergency backup generator now automatically engages if a
power outage occurs and no loss in water or fire supply is realized. The project included
installation of a 100 Kilowatt emergency generator and automatic transfer switch,
electrical conduit and wiring, concrete pad, and decorative block wall stuccoed to match
the existing facility. The contract has now been completed to the satisfaction of the Public
Works and Utilities Departments. A summary of the contract cost is as follows:
SUBJECT: ZONE V EMERGENCY BACKUP GENERATOR, CONTRACT NO. 3506— COMPLETION AND ACCEPTANCE
February 11, 2003
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Original bid amount:
Total amount of change orders:
Final contract cost:
$92,084.18
2,467.00
$94,551.18
The final overall construction cost including change orders was 2.68 percent over the
original design /build cost provided by the contractor and approved by City Council.
One change order in the amount of $2,467.00 was required by the Gas Company to
create a meter pad adjacent to the generator location.
Funds for the project were expended from the following account:
Description Account No. Amount
Zone V Emergency Generator 7503- C5500531 $94,551.18
Environmental Review:
This project was determined to be exempt from California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15302 of the CEQA Implementing Guidelines at the time
the construction of this project was authorized by the City Council. This exemption
covers the replacement or modifications of existing utility facilities with negligible or no
expansion of capacity.
Prepared by:: Submitted
Michael J. Sinacori, P.E. \` S�ph G. Badum
CO(nstruction Engineer ul3' Works Director