Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, October 04, 2022
Consent
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 2 FOR PROJECT NO. 1515 - CARSON STORMWATER CAPTURE FACILITY AT CARRIAGE CREST PARK EXTENDING THE CONTRACT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On December 7, 2021, the City of Carson (City) approved Item No. 25 approving the Operations and Maintenance Agreement with the Los Angeles County Sanitation District No. 2 (District), to support the City in required management and initial start-up for Project No. 1515 - Carson Stormwater Capture Facility at Carriage Crest Park for a not-to-exceed fee of $250,000.00 (Exhibit No. 1).
The completion of the project has been delayed due to various reasons. Recently, there were water leaks in the equipment vaults resulting in damage to the electrical equipment, which the designer and the contractor are making the necessary adjustments and corrections. The anticipated completion of the project is January 2023. As soon as the project is completed, the District will provide the services for the first five months to start up the facility, provide an O&M manual, be responsible for the water quality monitoring requirements and operate the facility.
Because of the delay in project completion, the District was not able to complete all the contract services and the existing contract expired on June 30, 2022. For example, completion of the project is necessary to put together the Operations Manual. With the expectation that the project will be completed in January 2023, amendment to the contract, which will be made effective retroactive to June 30, 2022, is necessary. Staff prepared Amendment No. 1 to the existing contract, which was reviewed and approved by the City Attorney and District staff. Staff is requesting the City Council to approve Amendment No. 1 to extend ...
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