FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2021

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2021

Bids - 10:00 A.M.

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

Secondary Sewer Renewal Program D CON 07B (H17A-E)

W.O. SZC14227

Estimate: $2,974,271

CD 8, 9, 10

Secondary Sewer Renewal Program D CON 02B (E20)

W.O. SZC14229

Estimate: $1,325,144

CD 4, 5

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE

Recommending the Board:

1. FIND the University of California, Riverside (UCR) to be qualified to perform a research study at the Taylor Yard G2 Parcel at no cost to the City of Los Angeles; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to negotiate and the President or two members of the Board to execute the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and UCR. 

BUDGET INCREASE AND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT CHANGE ORDER NO. 15 - ACCESS PACIFIC, INC. - COUNCIL DISTRICT NO. 14 ARROYO SECO PALLET SHELTER PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE $788,434 in additional contingency and approve a revised construction budget of $4,643,814 for the Council District No. 14 Arroyo Seco Pallet Shelter Project; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue Supplemental Agreement Change Order No. 15 to Access Pacific, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $968,072 for the project to build an Americans with Disabilities Act compliant pedestrian access ramp along with required tree mitigation, planting, irrigation, and lighting.

(W.O. E1908842, C-138416)

TASK ORDER SOLICITATION (TOS) NO. 73 - LEHRER ARCHITECTS - PRE-QUALIFIED ON-CALL CONSULTANTS LIST - ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT STANDARD PLAN AND MULTI-FAMILY AFFORDABLE HOUSING STREAMLINE PROCESS PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue the task to Lehrer Architects, from the Pre-Qualified On-Call Architectural and Related Professional Services Consultants List to provide design services for the Accessory Dwelling Unit Standard Plan and Multi-Family Affordable Housing Streamline Process, as stated in TOS No. 73, with a budget authority of $380,000, including contingency.

(W.O. E1908887, C-124698)

GRANT SUB-RECIPIENT CONTRACT AWARD - RESTORATION COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (RCDC) - MT. TABOR SHOWER SERVICES PROJECT

Recommending the Board, subject to approval by the Mayor:

1. APPROVE a contract between the City of Los Angeles and Restoration Community Development Corporation, for one year with two one-year renewal options at a cost of $516,125 (first year), to implement the Mt. Tabor Shower Services, subject to approval by the City Attorney; and
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the President or two commissioners to execute the proposed contract.

(ITEM TO BE WITHDRAWN)

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACT AND SOLE SOURCE REQUESTS - HYPERION WATER RECLAMATION PLANT DIGESTER GAS MIXING SYSTEM DEMONSTRATION - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2493

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation to request the City Engineer to use the Construction Services Contract (CiSCo) and to issue task work orders to the contractor for an amount not-to-exceed $1,760,000 for the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (HWRP) Digester Gas Mixing System Demonstration;
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation to request the City Engineer to sole source the selection of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I) to modify the HWRP CB&I Egg-Shaped Digesters (ESD's), to engineer modifications, design piping and piping supports above ground that are supported by a digester structure, install new 20-inch mixing nozzles, complete the digester inspection, functional testing, start-up and commissioning for an amount not-to-exceed $244,000;
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation to request the City Engineer to sole source the selection of the Landia GasMix System, consisting of recirculation chopper pumps, aspirating 20-inch venturi nozzles, a system of valves and appurtenances, a local control panel and programmable logic controller and services, engineering, software development, graphics, installation, loop checks, integration with the Distributed Control System (DCS), installation inspection and approval, functional testing, start-up and commissioning for an amount not-to-exceed $228,000;
   
   
4. AUTHORIZE the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation to request the City Engineer to sole source the selection of Black & Veatch, the engineer of record of the HWRP Digester installation, for services including: design test protocol for the Lithium Chloride tracer studies to confirm mixing efficiency, percentage active volume and short circuiting which are estimated using the Levenspiel model; complete first testing with projected duration of 45 days and 150 sludge samples; train Bureau of Sanitation engineers and operators to adopt the protocol for future testing by Bureau of Sanitation engineers; and process engineering and limited engineering for installation and start-up of the Landia GasMix System for an amount not-to-exceed $158,000. Bureau of Sanitation engineers will use the protocol for testing of all primary digesters on a regular basis to determine mixing time or the feed sludge dispersal time; mean sludge retention time and active volume; short circuiting behavior and mixer performance compliance;
   
   
5. AUTHORIZE the Director of the Bureau of Sanitation to request the City Engineer to sole source the selection of Karcher, the installer of the HWRP Digester cladding, for services, developing a plan for the removal, repair, and reinstallation of digester cladding for an amount not-to-exceed $40,000; and
   
   
6. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to negotiate price agreements with CB&I, Landia, Black & Veatch, and Karcher for the above-referenced work Items 2 through 5, which will be procured and installed by the CiSCo contractor awarded the construction project.

(W.O. SZH12058)

CHANGE ORDER NOS. 104, 105, 112 - VADNAIS TRENCHLESS SERVICES, INC. - VENICE DUAL FORCE MAIN AND VENICE PUMPING PLANT GENERATOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue Change Order No. 104 for the Venice Dual Force Main and Venice Pumping Plant Generator Replacement Project to compensate Vadnais Trenchless Services, Inc. (Contractor) for the cost associated with Change Order Request (COR) No. 069;
   
   
2. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue Change Order No. 105 for the project to compensate the Contractor for the undisputed cost associated with COR No. 114; and
   
   
3. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to issue Change Order No. 112 for the project to compensate the Contractor for the undisputed cost associated with Time Impact Analysis submitted by the Contractor up to June of 2020.

(W.O. SZC11631, SZC12541, C-128945)

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT - ANIMAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the City Engineer to expend a total of $166,000 for the completion of the Environmental Impact Report, up to $146,488.41 from the Engineering Special Services Fund No. 682, Department No. 50, Appropriation Unit No. 50MVBP and up to $19,511.59 from the Bureau of Engineering contractual services account, Fund No. 100, Department No. 78, Appropriation Unit No. 003040.

(ITEM TO BE WITHDRAWN)

CONSTRUCTION ORDER - MIRON ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CORP. - HYPERION WATER RECLAMATION PLANT EMERGENCY DIVISION MAINTENANCE ANNEX FACILITY REHABILITATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2515

Recommending the Board:

1. AUTHORIZE the execution of the Construction Order for this work to Miron Electric Construction Corp. in the amount not-to-exceed $730,000, including contingency.

FINDING TO CONTINUE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 361

Recommending the Board:

1. ADOPT the finding and determination in accordance with AB 361 Section 3(e)(3) that, while the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as originally proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020, remains active and/or state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, this legislative body has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency and that the state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the members to meet safely in person and/or state or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to promote social distancing.

The Mayor and City Council have approved and authorized the Board of Public Works, on behalf of the Bureau of Sanitation, to execute the proposed amendment No. 1 to the contract with USA Waste California, Inc. dba Waste Management for the receipt, processing, and reuse of green material, food material, and/or horse manure for the Curbside Collection Program.

(Ref: BPW-2021-0681, C-127499)

The Mayor has approved and authorized the Board of Public Works, on behalf of the Bureau of Sanitation, to execute the proposed letter of agreement with Pacoima Beautiful for an Urban Gardening Education Program.

(Ref: BPW-2021-0775)

BOND TO RELEASE STOP PAYMENT NOTICE - OHL USA, INC.

OHL USA, Inc. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, are transmitting a Bond to Release money withheld on Stop Payment Notice filed by HRM Construction & Engineering Inc. (Bond amount of $616,483.43), for work done in connection with the Machado Lake Pipeline Eastern Reach Project. The primary contractor for this project is OHL USA, Inc.

(C-131470, Communication No. 122531 - Filed on December 29, 2021)

Status Update on Major Upcoming Street Improvement Projects

- Bureau of Street Services

Office of Forest Management Status Update

- Office of Forest Management