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Item 7.
CENTRAL SAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
POSITION PAPER
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY23, 2023
SUBJECT: AWARD A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,592,000
TO C. OVERAA & CO., THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE
BIDDER, FOR THE PUMP STATION UPGRADES, PHASE 2B (MARTINEZ
PUMPING STATION), DISTRICT PROJECT 100042; FIND THE PROJECT IS
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITYACT; AND
AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO:
1. INCLUDE THREE ALTERNATIVE BID ITEMS TO THE CONTRACT
AWARD I N A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1.32 MILLION;
2. TRANSFER $581,000 FROM THE CONTI NGENCYACCOUNT TO THE
PROJECT; AND
3. AMEND THREE EXISTING AGREEMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING
CONSULTANTS IN AMOUNTS NOT TO EXCEED:
$500,000 WITH CAROLLO ENGINEERS, INC., INCREASING THE
AGREEMENT TO $2.5 MILLION FOR CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT SERVICES;
• $410,000 WITH HDR ENGINEERING, INC., INCREASING THE
AGREEMENT TO $1.2 MILLION FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES
DURING CONSTRUCTION (ESDC); AND
$350,000 WITH ARCSINE ENGINEERING, INCREASING THE
AGREEMENT TO $1.0 MILLION FOR ESDC
SUBMITTED BY: INITIATING DEPARTMENT:
KEITH GELLERMAN, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES-
CAPITAL PROJECTS
REVIEWED BY: SASHA MESTETSKY, SENIOR ENGINEER
EDGAR J. LOPEZ, CAPITAL PROJECTS DIVISION MANAGER
DANEA GEMMELL, PROVISIONAL DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING AND
TECHNICAL SERVICES
Roger S. Bailey
General Manager
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ISSUE
On January 24, 2023, five bids were received for the construction of the Pump Station Upgrades, Phase
2B, District Project 100042 (Project). The Board of Directors (Board) must consider award of a
construction contract or reject bids within 50 days of the bid opening. Board authorization is also required
for the General Manager to amend a professional engineering services agreement for the amounts
requested.
BACKGROUND
The Martinez Pumping Station (Martinez PS) is located at 292 Embarcadero Street in the City of Martinez.
The site is north of downtown Martinez, near the Regional Shoreline park, and about 700 feet from Suisun
Bay. This pumping station is the first of three pumping stations in series that transport wastewater from the
Martinez area to the treatment plant (plant). The other two pumping stations, Fairview and Maltby, are
currently under construction with C. Overaa and Co. (Overaa).
I n the 1960s, Martinez was served by three different wastewater service providers: the City of Martinez
(City), Mt. View Sanitary District, and Central San. It was proposed that the sewers connected to the City
plant be annexed by Central San rather than upgrade the City plant. The annexation required that the City
plant be converted into a pumping station, two additional pumping stations be constructed, and the
necessary gravity sewers and forcemains to convey the wastewater to Central San's plant. The joint
project was funded by a Housing and Urban Development Grant, the City, and Central San.
The Martinez PS site was originally used as a primary treatment facility that discharged to Suisun Bay. The
City plant was built in the late 1940's and early 1950's and converted into the Martinez PS in the late
1960s. Some of the original treatment facilities and subsequent pumping station structures remain and are
used as office space (plant building), emergency wastewater storage (primary clarifier), and other
structures such as decommissioned digesters still exist on the site. In 1996, the pumping station was
completely upgraded and replaced.
I n 2018, staff completed a preliminary design report that evaluated hydraulic capacity, corrosion, flooding
risk, and electrical, instrumentation, and controls (EI&C) at several pumping stations, including Martinez.
The findings from the report recommended replacing/upsizing the wet weather pumps with larger dry-pit
submersible pumps, painting/coating of all buildings and mechanical equipment, replacing utility water
piping, and replacing major electrical equipment. Due to the high arcflash rating of the PG&E service
entrance, it was determined that it was safer to install the new PG&E service outside of the pumping
station building in a separate facility. This improvement was also necessary to increase the serviceability of
the new electrical systems.
The Pump Station Upgrades, Phase 2B is a subset of the Pump Station Upgrades, Phase 2, District
Project 8457.A Phase 2A was previously bid and awarded by the Board. The scope of work for Phase 2B
mainly consists of renovation work and includes, but not limited to, replacing the wet weather pumps,
replacing major E I&C equipment, and installation of a new PG&E service entrance.A project location map
is shown in Attachment 1.
Staff, HDR Engineering, Inc. (HDR), and ArcSine Engineering (ArcSine) prepared the Phase 2B project
documents. This Project was advertised on November 28 and December 5, 2022. Five sealed bids
ranging from $6,592,000 to $9,492,734 were received and publicly opened on January 24, 2023. The
Engineer's estimate for the construction of the Project is $8,900,000. Capital Projects conducted a
technical and commercial review of the bids and determined that Overaa is the lowest responsive and
responsible bidder.A summary of bids received is shown in Attachment 2.
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Bidders were very competitive for the Project as the proposed work is well sequenced considering the
current bidding environment and availability of major equipment. Staff and the consultants spent significant
effort on the project constructability and advertising the electrical work to help drive good results, as
evident with a majority of bidders providing competitive pricing.
As part of the bid, three additive bid alternates were included and consisted of site paving, painting or
coatings, and demolition of the decommissioned digesters. Overaa provided a total bid alternate price of
$1,320,000 for the work. The engineer's estimate is $1,100,000 and the average price from the bidders
were roughly$1,130,000. Staff had planned to perform this work around the end of the project and since
the low bid received was significantly below the second low bid, a savings of roughly$800,000, including
the alternates is recommended.
Capital Projects staff will provide oversight of the construction management (CM)which includes the CM
team (Carollo) and design engineers (HDR and ArcSine). Operations staff will support the Project as
required to coordinate shutdowns and provide any other support needed to operate the stations.
Carollo, HDR and ArcSine is the same team supporting the Phase 2A with Overaa. Therefore,
agreements are already in place and contain the scope needed to complete the projects. Staff negotiated
the additional funds to include the construction of the proposed Phase 2B construction contract. Each
consultant was hired under a formal competitive selection process that is compliant with the District's
policies and procedures for professional engineering services. The agreement ceiling to date and
proposed amendments are in line with the expected fees at the time the services were publicly solicited.
California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA)
Staff has concluded that this project is exempt from CEQA under Central San's CEQA Guidelines
Section 15301, since it involves minor alterations to existing public facilities involving no expansion of use,
and CEQA Guidelines Section 15302, since it involves replacement of existing public facilities at the
same location and with the same purpose.Any capacity increases are for non-growth inducing, wet
weather purposes.Approval of this project will establish the Board's independent finding that this project is
exempt from CEQA.
ALTERNATIVES/CONSIDERATIONS
The Board could consider the following alternatives or provide other directions:
1. Reject any or all of the bid alternates. The overall pricing is very competitive and the bid alternate
work is needed at some time during or immediately after the Phase 2B project. Staff decided to add
these alternates due to concerns that construction costs were increasing in the San Francisco Bay
Area.Although the bid alternate prices are over the engineers estimate, staff does not recommend
this alternative since bidding this work separately under another project will very likely yield higher
overall costs.
2. Staff's approach of supplementing CM services on this project, such as the proposed Carollo work,
could be rejected by the Board. The Capital Projects division is not currently staffed at a level to
support this construction project. I n addition, specialty inspection would need to be outsourced since
staff does not have the qualifications to perform specialty-type work.
3. Reject all bids, which is not recommended. This Project will address the deficient electrical
infrastructure at the pumping station and provide long-term reliability and operational performance of
the Martinez PS.
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FINANCIAL IMPACTS
The total estimated project cost for Phase 2B is $10,531,000, which includes staff time, consultant costs,
construction contract, contingency, construction management, and other costs detailed in Attachment 3.
Phase 2 was included in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget on page 212 with an estimated budget of
$47,950,000, of which $38,000,000 has been allocated for Phase 2A. The remaining funds available is
$9,950,000. A total of $581,000 is needed to fund Phase 2B. Staff is recommending to transfer the
needed amount from the Capital Improvements contingency account which has adequate funds available.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Central San will provide outreach to the neighboring properties before the Contractor mobilizes. Since the
project is completely on Central San's property, staff anticipates little to no impact to the surrounding
community.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Engineering and Operations Committee reviewed this project at its meeting on February 6, 2023, and
recommended approval.
RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION
Staff recommends the following Board actions:
1. Find that the Project is exempt from CEQA;
2. Award a construction contract in the amount of$6,592,000 to C. Overaa & Co., the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder, for the Pump Station Upgrades, Phase 2B, District Project
100042;
3. Authorize the General Manager to execute the Contract Documents subject to submittal
requirements and transfer$581,000 from the contingency account to the Project;
4. Include three additive bid alternative items, which will replace site pavement, demolish the
decommissioned digestors, and paint exterior structures for a total amount of $1,320,000; and
5. Authorize the General Manager to amend three existing professional engineering services
agreements with the following consultants in amounts not to exceed:
• Carollo Engineers, I nc. for$500,000, increasing the agreement to $2.5 million for construction
management services;
• HDR Engineering, I nc. for$410,000, increasing the agreement to $1.2 million for engineering
services during construction (ESDC); and
• ArcSine Engineering for$350,000, increasing the agreement to $1.0 million for ESDC.
Strategic Plan re-In
GOAL ONE: Customer and Community
Strategy 1—Deliver high-quality customer service
GOAL TWO: Environmental Stewardship
Strategy 1 -Achieve compliance in all regulations
GOAL FIVE: Safety and Security
Strategy 2- Protect personnel and assets from threats and emergencies
GOAL SIX: Infrastructure Reliability
Strategy 1 - Manage assets optimally, Strategy 2- Execute long-term capital renewal and replacement program
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ATTACHMENTS:
1. Project Location Map
2. Summary of Bids
3. Post Bid/P reconstruction Estimate
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ATTACHMENT 2
PUMP STATION UPGRADES, PHASE 2113
DISTRICT PROJECT 100042
SUMMARY OF BIDS
PROJECT NO.: 100042 NO. OF ADDENDA: 2 DATE/TIME: JANUARY 24, 2023/2:00 PM
PROJECT NAME: PUMP STATION UPGRADES, PHASE 2B
PROJECT MANAGER: KEITH GELLERMAN
PROJECT LOCATION: 5019 IMHOFF PLACE, MARTINEZ, CA
ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE: $8,900,000
NO. BIDDER BID PRICE
1 C. Overaa & Co. $6,592,000
2 W. M. Lyles Co. $7,423,000
3 Mountain Cascade, Inc. $7,917,896
4 GSE Construction Company Inc. $8,193,400
5 Valentine Corporation $9,492,734
BIDS OPENED BY: /s/Katie Young
DATE: January 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM
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ATTACHMENT 3
PUMP STATION RENOVATIONS, PHASE 2B
DISTRICT PROJECT 100042
POST-BID/PRECONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE
%of
Item Description Amounts Construction
No. Cost
1. CONSTRUCTION
a. Construction Contract $6,592,000
b. 10% Contingency $659,000
c. Additive bid items $1,320,000
c. Permits(PG&E) $15,000
SUBTOTAL-CONSTRUCTION COST $8,586,000 100%
2. CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
a. District Forces
-Project Management(Capital Projects) $500,000
-Public Relations/Right-of-Way $10,000
-Operations $100,000
b. Consultants
-Construction Management/Inspection $500,000
-ESDC(HDR and ArcSine) $670,000
-Material Testing/Specialty Inspection $100,000
SUBTOTAL-CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT $1,880,000 21.9%
3. PREBID EXPENDITURES
a. Bid phase support* $65,000
SUBTOTAL-PREBID EXPENDITURES $65,000 0.8%
4. TOTAL ESTIMATED PROJECT COST $10,531,000
'The design of this project is included in Pump Station Upgrades,Phase 2A(DP 8457)
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