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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05. Commercial Truck Fill Station at Kiewit Property5� - - ai "No.CS Central Contra Costa Sanitary District BOARD OF DIRECTORS POSITION PAPER n Fo� %n1 [—q Board Meeting Date: October 15, 2015 Subject: AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER WITH <INSERT NAME> IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 FOR THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL TRUCK FILL STATION AT THE KIEWIT PROPERTY Submitted By: Initiating Dept. /Div.: C. Mizutani, Senior Engineer Engineering /Environmental Services Div. REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR BOARD ACTION: D. Frost — Senior Engineer E. Lopez — Capital Projects Division Manager JM. Petit — Director of Engineering Roger S. Bailey General Manager ISSUE: Board of Directors' authorization is required for the General Manager to execute a construction contract change order in the amount that exceeds $100,000. BACKGROUND: The automated truck fill station is categorized as a "Very High" priority will help the District achieve the following: • Strategic Goal Four, Strategy 2, "Continue to develop Zone 1 Recycled Water and several KPI's including "Volume of recycled water delivered to recycled water customers per yeas" and "Develop strategies for new wholesale customers." • Mission Goal: "Embracing a policy of sustainability for the responsible use of existing resources." At the June 4, 2015 Board meeting, a change order was approved for the installation of a new recycled water hydrant on the Kiewit property. The Recycled Water Hydrant Truck Filling Program is one of the programs employed by the District to deliver recycled water in Zone 1. These hydrants are used by licensed contractors for construction related activities. The availability of hydrant meters limits contractor's access to our recycled water hydrants. Since the drought declaration, the demand for using the hydrants has outpaced the supply of District meters. This demand is attributed to a combination of water districts not distributing potable water meters for construction - related water use and an increase in construction activity. Staff has handled the increased demand a number of different ways: • Customers with little to no usage have been asked to return their hydrant meter • Customers with large demand are prioritized over smaller demands • City of Martinez has donated four (4) meters for use in our truck fill program Page 1 of 4 7 POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: October 15, 2015 Subject AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER WITH <INSERT NAME> IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 FOR THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL TRUCK FILL STATION AT THE KIEWIT PROPERTY • And, most recently, staff have been meeting customers with small demand at the recently installed Kiewit hydrant This project proposes to install a packaged automated recycled water fill station (see Attachment 1.) The automated fill station will be tied into the Kiewit hydrant. The fill station comes complete with mechanical and instrumentation /control components. An automated station offers the advantage of not requiring a separate meter for each user and it will minimize staff time or the purchase of additional meters. During this drought, two (2) meters have been stolen and there have been two known instances of water theft. Each water meter costs approximately $1,500. An automated station offers staff the ability to control access to recycled water better When a new user is registered, the system would be programmed with the user's unique pin code and the quantity of recycled water to be dispensed. Staff will download data monthly to update recycled water usage records for billings and trending. Other recycled hydrants are located relatively close to proposed fill station. In the event there is an insufficient supply of meters, it will not be an undue burden for users to be directed to the automated fill station. An automated fill station would promote the increase use of the truck hydrant program and would be considered a pilot that, if successful, could be implemented at future locations. The District has an existing construction contract with <W.M. Lyles Co. OR Aztec Consultants> for the <Piping Renovations Phase 8, District Project 7310 OR Treatment Plant Safety Improvements Phase 4 Projects, District Project 7311> and recommends executing a Change Order for this contractor for the construction of the automated commercial truck fill station. The completion of the work is expected by <January/February 2016 >. The project work area is shown in Attachment 1. CEQA: Staff has concluded that this project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under District CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b) since it involves a minor alteration to an existing, publicly owned recycled water fill station. Approval of this project will establish the Board of Directors' independent finding that this project is exempt from CEQA. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: The construction estimate for the change order work is $125,000. An additional $16,000 is anticipated for Staff time for inspection and construction support. The change order will be charged to the Zone 1 Recycled Water — Phase 1 C Project, which is included in the Fiscal Year 2015 -16 Capital Improvement Budget (CIB) on page RW -5. The total estimated CIB project cost is $660,000. ALTERNATIVES /CONSIDERATIONS: An alternative would be to not to authorize the change order and construction of the fill station. Due to the limited design work needed Page 2 of 4 POSITION PAPER Board Meeting Date: October 15, 2015 Subject: AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER WITH <INSERT NAME> IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $125,000 FOR THE AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL TRUCK FILL STATION AT THE KIEWIT PROPERTY for the installation, staff proposes to perform this work under a construction contract change order in the best interest of time and budget. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: The Engineering and Operations Committee reviewed this project at the meeting on October 7, 2015, and recommended .... RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION: 1. Find that the project is exempt from CEQA, 2. Authorize the General Manager to execute a construction contract change order not to exceed $125,000 with W.M. Lyles Co. OR Aztec Consultants under the Treatment Plant Piping Renovations, Phase 8, District Project 7310 OR Treatment Plant Safety Improvements, Phase 4, District Project 7311. Attached Supporting Documents: 1. Project Location Map Page 3 of 4 0 300 600 FEFr 140 a CP. PROJECT LOCATION KI EWIT Central Contra Costa AUTOMATED RECYCLED WATER Attachment Sanitary District TRUCK FILL STATION ' District Project 7306 1 Martinez, California Page 4 of 4