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. Council Meeting: March 25, 1986
To: Mayor and City Council
From: city Staff
Subject: Rejection of Bids to Furnish and Install Water
Mains, Fittings and Services at Various Locations
and Authorization to Readvertise Specifying
Different Materials
Introduction
This report requests the city council reject the bids to furnish
and install water mains at various locations in the city of Santa
Monica, using Asbestos Cement pipe, and to authorize staff to
readvertise the project specifying the use of non-asbestos
pipeline materials.
. Background
During the 1985-86 budget process, the City council appropriated
funds in the amount of $1,695,000 (Project No. 671-920), to
furnish and install water mains, fittings, and services at
various locations in the City. Sites chosen by staff for main
installation are:
9th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
loth Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Arizona street
11th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
12th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
Euclid Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
14th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
Fifth Street - Ocean Park Boulevard to Bay street
. Pacific Avenue - Fourth Street to sixth street
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Hollister Avenue - Fourth street to sixth street
. These mains are all more than forty years old and have reduced
capacity due to extensive corrosion.
A Notice Inviting Bids was published on January 3rd, 6th and
7th, 1986. Plans and Specifications were issued to ten
contractors and nine construction services including six which
advertise mainly to minority contractors. Four bids ''lere
received and read publicly by the Deputy City Clerk on January
23, 1986.
Bids received were:
l. Bobco construction Company, Inc. $757,170.00*
2. Dorfman Construction company $821,710.00
3. P & J utility Company $886,570.00
4. Doty Brothers Equipment Company $902,950.00
. *Minority Contractor
The low bidder has performed satisfactorily in Santa Monica on
the FY 84-85 ~'Jater Main Replacement Project and is a minority
contractor.
All bids submitted were for the use of Asbestos-Cement (A/C)
water pipe. In January, 1986, the u.s. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced its intention to immediately ban the
manufacture of asbestos in five product categories, including the
manufacturing of AIC pipe because of the potential hazard posed
to employees who are in engaged in the manufacturing process. As
stated by EPA, the threat is due to the manufacturing workers
being exposed to concentrated levels of asbestos for extended
periods of time in the factory. Although there are no proven
. heal th effects from the use of Ale Pipe and the field practices
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employed by the city and its contractors reduce employee exposure
. to Asbestos Fibers to essentially zero, the Staff recommends that
AIC Pipe not be used on this project due to the extreme concern
shown by the EPA and the media for all uses of Asbestos
containing products.
Budget/Financial Analysis
Readvertising will result in higher costs for the project due ~o
the higher material costs for non-A/C pipe and the increased
higher labor costs required to install the heavier pipe.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council:
l. Reject the bids to furnish and install Water Mains, fittings
and services at:
. 9th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
lOth Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Arizona Street
11th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
12th Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
Euclid Court - Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
14th Court - wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard
Fifth street - Ocean Park Boulevard to Bay Street
Pacific Avenue - Fourth Street to Sixth Street
Hollister Avenue - Fourth Street to sixth Street.
2. Authorize the City Staff to readvertise the project
specifying non-asbestos concrete pipeline materials.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
. Ed Lash, utilities Manager
Jack Hoagland, Administrative Water Engineer
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