Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER AWARD OF A CONTRACT WITH TAFOYA & ASSOCIATES FOR REPAIR OF THE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK LOCATED AT CITY HALL (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Staff is recommending the City Council award a contract to Tafoya & Associates for the repair of the underground storage tank (UST) at City Hall. A Request for Proposals (RFP No. 20-031), was released on October 1, 2020, to seek proposals from qualified contractors to provide repair services for the UST. Two (2) proposals were received in response to the RFP.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE the selection of Tafoya & Associates to provide services for repair of the underground storage tank at City Hall in an amount not-to-exceed $39,751.
2. AUTHORIZE Mayor to execute a contract with Tafoya & Associates following approval as to form by the City Attorney (Exhibit No.1).
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. REJECT the selection of Tafoya & Associates to provide services for repair of the underground storage tank at City Hall in an amount not-to-exceed $39,751.
2. TAKE another ACTION the City Council deems appropriate and consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
On January 24, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Waste Control Engineering Inspector for the Environmental Program Division inspected and tested the City Hall UST. The UST is an underground tank system that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground and currently stores approximately four thousand (4,000) gallons of diesel, fueling the stationary backup generator at City Hall. This tank has had issues for a number of years, placing the stationary generator out of service. The tank annular testing, secondary pipe testing, and pipe sump testing all failed. As a result, the proper course of action was to solicit a contractor to repair of the UST and associated piping. The scope of services primarily in...
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