TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Director of Environmental Services Department
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: April 5, 2016
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RATIFICATION OF EMERGENCY ACTION PURSUANT TO CITY CODE SECTION 36.02 (C) (5) TO AWARD THE REPAIR OF THE SANITARY SEWER MAIN ON SE 5TH AVENUE AT SE 5TH STREET IN THE AMOUNT OF $320,487 TO FOSTER MARINE CONTRACTORS, INC., AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER AS AN EMERGENCY ACQUISITION PURSUANT TO CITY CODE SECTION 36.01(B)
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Recommended Action:
Recommendation
A motion to ratify an emergency action awarding Foster Marine Contractors, Inc. in the amount of $320,487 for the repair of the sanitary sewer main connecting to Lift Station 1. The recommendation complies with the Code of Ordinance, Section 36.02 (C) (5), “Emergency Acquisitions”.
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Background:
On February 25th, 2016, a large sink hole developed on the west side of SE 5th Ave (southbound Federal Hwy) at SE 5th Street; across the from the Teen Center, west side.
A 36” reinforced concrete sanitary sewer pipe traverses in the vicinity of the hole. The pipe is the main collector leading to Lift Station #1, at an approximate depth of 12 feet. Utility crews performed an inspection of the pipe at the closest manhole and found a deteriorated section just east of the manhole, visually showing groundwater infiltration.
Staff immediately solicited pricing from Foster Marine Contractors, Inc.; DP Development, Inc.; and Insituform Technologies, Inc. to repair the sewer main.
Foster Marine submitted a quote for this work in the amount of $168,173.50, with an anticipated duration of 3 weeks. They utilized the unit pricing under an active contract with the City of West Palm Beach, “Master Contract for Utility Construction Services”, contract # 14570. The method of repair consists of slip lining the existing 36” reinforced concrete pipe (RCP) with a slightly smaller PVC pipe from manhole to manhole. This method is performed under active flow conditio...
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