Bids - 10:00 A.M.

Bids will be received at 10:00 a.m. for the following Public Works projects:

Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (HWRP)

Ferric Chloride Facility Replacement (CIP 2460) (RE-BID)

W.O.: SZH11854

Estimate: $2,090,000.00

CD 11

ABOVE GROUND FACILITY ORDINANCE VARIANCE - HEIGHT LIMITATION - 5180 WEST WILSHIRE BOULEVARD
 
Recommending the Board:

1. APPROVE the request for a variance from the height requirement of the Above Ground Facility Ordinance, per the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) Section 62.08.V.B., for the steel monopole; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to install a 62-foot-high steel monopole in the public right-of-way, adjacent to 5180 West Wilshire Boulevard.

SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE - CRYOGENIC TURBOEXPANDER CONTROLS SYSTEM - HYPERION WATER RECLAMATION PLANT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Director of Bureau of Sanitation to request the Department of General Services to purchase materials and labor to overhaul the Cryogenic Turboexpander Controls System located at the Oxygen Generating Facility at the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant with a maximum cost of $790,000, including labor, taxes, shipping and handling; and
   
   
2. DIRECT the Department of General Services, as authorized by the City Charter, to create a sole-source One-Time Purchase Order for the vendor, LA Turbine, for the purchase of the aforementioned item.

(W.O. SZH12067)

AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND BUDGET INCREASE - TASK ORDER SOLICITATION NO. 53 - CAROLLO ENGINEERS, INC.

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation or designee to issue Amendment No. 3 to Task Order Solicitation (TOS) SN-53 to Carollo Engineers, Inc. The term of engagement for this TOS remains the same and will expire on July 22, 2024; and
   
   
2. APPROVE a budget increase of $56,475,000, increasing the total budget from $67,945,000 to $124,420,000.

(C-124324)

TREE REMOVAL - 18300 TARZANA DRIVE 

Recommending the Board: 

1. FIND that this project is categorically exempt under Section 15332, Class 32 of the State California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and there is no substantial evidence the proposed project will have significant effect on the environment and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA);
   
   
2. SPECIFY that the Bureau of Street Services (StreetsLA), Urban Forestry Division, located at 1149 South Broadway, is custodian of the documents or other material that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the Board’s decision is based; and 
   
   
3. REVIEW and APPROVE the request for a no-fee permit for the removal of 33 Western Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) trees. Tree replacements are required.

SOLE SOURCE PROCUREMENT - PROCESS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR THE HYPERION WATER RECLAMATION PLANT TECHNICAL SUPPORT FACILITY MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT UPGRADES PROJECT, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. 2459

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Director and General Manager of LA Sanitation and Environment (LASAN) to request the City Engineer to sole source the procurement of the following equipment and service for a total not-to-exceed $230,000, including contingency:
   
   
   • One (1) Dynamic Water Technologies, LLC (DWT) Standard Dynamic Scale Reactor (DSR8) with real-time monitoring system, for an amount not-to-exceed $98,000, including contingency;
     
     
   • Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) services to provide integration of the DWT Standard DSR8 and cooling towers to the Technical Support Facility (TSF) Building Automation System, for an amount not-to-exceed $132,000, including contingency; and
     
     
2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to negotiate a price agreement with DWT and JCI for the above-referenced reactor system and services, respectively, which will be procured and installed by the general contractor awarded the construction project.
   
   

(W.O. SZH11928)

SOLE-SOURCE PROCUREMENT - PROCESS EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 5124 - TERMINAL ISLAND WATER RECLAMATION PLANT ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION FACILITY ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESS EFFLUENT RECIRCULATION 

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Director and General Manager of LA Sanitation and Environment to request the City Engineer to sole-source the selection of Krohne Magnetic Flow Meters (MFM) for an amount not-to-exceed $70,000 for the Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant  Advanced Water Purification Facility Advanced Oxidation Process Effluent Recirculation Project; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to negotiate a price agreement with Krohne for the above-referenced MFMs, which will be procured and installed by the general contractor awarded the construction project.
   
   

(W.O. SZT11436)

CONTRACT AWARD - PALP, INC. DBA EXCEL PAVING - GAGE AVENUE MEDIAN ISLANDS - AVALON BOULEVARD TO CENTRAL AVENUE

 
Recommending the Board:

1. DECLARE Palp, Inc DBA Excel Paving, first low bidder, to be the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and award Palp a contract for this project for $1,082,368; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the President or two members of the Board to execute the contract after approval as-to-form has been obtained from the City Attorney. 

(W.O. E1908105)

STREET CLOSURE - METRO REGIONAL CONNECTOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR PROJECT - 2ND STREET BETWEEN BROADWAY AND SPRING STREET AND SPRING STREET BETWEEN 1ST STREET AND 3RD STREET - REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC DECKING, BACKFILL OF EXCAVATION AND PAVEMENT RESTORATION (WORK ORDER NO. E1907394)

Recommending the Board:

1. FIND that the Board has reviewed and considered the information in the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Regional Connector Transit Corridor Project (Project) Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Transmittal No. 1) and Final EIS/EIR (Transmittal No. 2);
   
   
2. FIND under the California Public Resources Code, Section 21166, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15162, on the basis of substantial evidence contained in the whole record, that since certification of the EIS/EIR, there have been no changes with respect to the circumstances under which the temporary street closure being undertaken would require a subsequent EIR or supplemental EIR;
   
   
3. ADOPT the January 20, 2012, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Chapter 8 of the Final EIS/EIR) and Appendix 3: Memorandum of Agreement (Transmittal No. 3), prepared by Metro, as it pertains to construction impacts;
   
   
4. FIND under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15091, that changes have been incorporated into the Project which substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in the Final EIS/EIR. Further, find that there is no feasible alternative or additional feasible mitigation measures within the Board's powers that would substantially lessen any significant effect the Project would have on the environment;
   
   
5. ADOPT the attached CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (Transmittal No. 4), as it pertains to the temporary street closure and find that the economic, social, technological, and other benefits of the Project outweigh its significant and unavoidable impacts;
   
   
6. SPECIFY that the Metro Transit Division of the Bureau of Engineering (BOE), located at 1149 South Broadway, the Board, located at 200 North Spring Street, and other relevant City of Los Angeles departments are custodians of the documents or other material which constitute the record of the proceedings upon which the Board’s decision is based;
   
   
7. APPROVE the request (Transmittal No. 5) to extend the existing temporary closure of 2nd Street, between Broadway and Spring Street, for twenty-eight (28) calendar days, starting Monday, June 28, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. and ending Monday, July 26, 2021 at 5:00 a.m., subject to the conditions identified within this report;
   
   
8. APPROVE the request to temporarily close Spring Street, between 1st Street and 3rd Street, for one (1) 56-hour weekend each starting Friday, July 23, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. and ending Monday July 26, 2021 at 5:00 a.m., subject to the conditions identified within this report;
   
   
9. APPROVE the Peak Hour Exemption request (Transmittal No. 6) to allow construction work within the public right-of-way during weekday morning peak hours (6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.) and weekday afternoon peak hours (3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.), starting Monday, June 28, 2021 and ending Friday, July 23, 2021 for 2nd street, between Broadway and Spring Street.; and
   
   
10. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer and the Director of the Bureau of Street Services to administratively approve an extension of up to one additional week, beginning Monday, July 26, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. and ending Monday, August 2, 2021, at 5:00 a.m., if unforeseen conditions are encountered which may delay the completion of this construction.

(W.O. E1907394)

BID WITHDRAWAL - CEM CONSTRUCTION CORP. - LOS ANGELES NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT EVERGREEN PARK STREET ENHANCEMENT PROJECT - FEDERAL PROJECT NO. CML-5006-(859)

Recommending the Board:

1. APPROVE the request of CEM Construction Corp. to withdraw their bid submitted on April, 28, 2021 in connection with the Los Angeles Neighborhood Improvement Evergreen Park Street Enhancement Project, with the understanding that, in accordance with the Public Contracting Code, the Board of Public Works will not accept a Bid from CEM Construction Corp. in the event this project is re-advertised.

(W.O. E1908309)

BID WITHDRAWAL - ELECNOR BELCO ELECTRIC, INC. - TRAFFIC LIGHT SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM (TLSP) - PHASE 2 PACKAGE 2

Recommending the Board:

1. APPROVE the request of Elecnor Belco Electric, Inc. to withdraw their bid submitted on April, 28, 2021 in connection with the Traffic Light Synchronization Program (TLSP) - Phase 2 Package 2, with the understanding that, in accordance with the Public Contracting Code, the Board of Public Works will not accept a Bid from CEM Construction Corp. in the event this project is re-advertised.

(W.O. E1908309)

Specification submitted for Board adoption and authorization to advertise for the Invitation of Bids:

Terminal Island Water Reclamation Plant (TIWRP) Advanced Water

Purification Facility (AWPF) Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP)

Effluent Recirculation (CIP 5124)

Work Order No.: SZT11436

Estimate: $5,464,000

Bid Receipt Date: August 4, 2021

RELEASE OF STOP PAYMENT NOTICE - BLUE DIAMOND MATERIALS

Blue Diamond Materials, is transmitting a Release of Stop Payment Notice and a Release of Commencement of Action in the amount of $5,650.34 and as originally filed on July 26, 2019, for furnishing supply asphalt or mineral aggregates to Hardy and Harper, Inc., the apparent subcontractor, in connection with the Davies Way (2044) Bulkhead Project. The primary contractor for this project is Ortiz Enterprises, Inc.

(C -123910, Communication No. 122500 - filed on June 10, 2021, Ref: BPW-2019-0586)

STOP PAYMENT NOTICE - DON H. MAHAFFEY DRILLING CO

Don H. Mahaffey Drilling Co., is transmitting a Stop Payment Notice in the amount of $1,894,209.87 for cast-in-drilled hole concrete piling, in connection with the Taylor Yard Bikeway/Pedestrian Bridge Over the Los Angeles River Project, to the primary contractor Ortiz Enterprises, Inc.

(C-131965, W.O. E1907487, Communication No. 122501 - filed on June 10, 2021)