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Award contract for construction of the Lower American River Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Program: River Bend (G14140407) [Two-Thirds Vote] [Publish for 10-Day Review 06/14/2024]
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FileID
File ID: 2024-01219
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion by two-thirds vote authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee to 1) suspend competitive bidding in the best interests of the City; and 2) execute an agreement with Dixon Marine Services, Inc. in the amount of $1,749,566.00, for construction of the Lower American River Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Program: River Bend (G14140407), being administered by the City-County Office of Metropolitan Water Planning (CCOMWP, also known as “Water Forum”).
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Contact
Contact: Jessica Law, Executive Director, (916) 808-1998, jlaw@waterforum.org; Erica Bishop, Program Manager, (916) 808-1997, ebishop@waterforum.org; Water Forum; Penny Buchman, Supervising Financial Analyst, (916) 808-1841, pbuchman@cityofsacramento.org, Department of Utilities
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Request for Proposals Evaluation Table
3-Dixon Marine Services, Inc. Contract
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Additional Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Water Forum has partnered with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) on the Lower American River Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Program: River Bend (G14140407). The purpose of the Project is to increase the availability of spawning gravel and rearing habitat for the fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout in the Lower American River. Staff recommends approval of the proposal from Dixon Marine Services, Inc.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: This Project will aid fish habitat restoration efforts for the Lower American River, consistent with goals of the Water Forum Agreement. Pursuant to the Interagency Agreement that created the Water Forum, the City‘s procedures are followed for the Water Forum contracting activities.
The Sacramento City Code Section 4.04.020 and Council Rules of Procedure (Chapter 7, Section E.2.d) mandate that unless waived by a 2/3 vote of the City Council, all labor agreements, and all agreements greater than $1,000,000 shall be made available to the public at least ten (10) days prior to council action. This item was published for 10-day review on June 14, 2024, in compliance with the City Code.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: None.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): The Project is subject to review pursuant to both CEQA and NEPA. The City of Sacramento was responsible for CEQA review. The City Council adopted a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan on August 20, 2019. Reclamation was responsible for NEPA review. Reclamation issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Project on August 28, 2019. The NEPA review process did not require action by the City.
This Project is one of many to help meet the requirements of the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Section 3406 (b)(13), to restore and replenish spawning gravel and rearing habitat to improve fish production. There will be no significant effects on endangered, rare or threatened species or habitat, and no other significant environmental effects from the project.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Implementation of Projects in the Lower American River that are more protective of fisheries and aquatic resources is a fundamental element of the Water Forum Agreement, which is supported by the City’s General Plan Goals, specifically Natural and Open Space Protection (E.R. 2.1).
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: City Code allows the City Council to suspend competitive bidding when the City Council determines that it is in the best interest of the City to do so. On March 26, 2024, the Water Forum issued a Request for Proposals, number P24804101002, for construction of the Lower American River Salmonid Habitat Enhancement Program: River Bend (G14140400). Five proposals were received. One proposal was marked as non-responsive to the RFP. The remaining four qualified proposals are analyzed in the RFP Evaluation Table attached.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: The total amount of the agreement is $1,749,566.00. There is sufficient funding in the River Bend Habitat Salmonid Project grant funds (G14140407) to support this project.
This project has no impact on the City’s General Fund or the Department of Utilities Water Fund.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): The minimum LBE participation requirement was waived by the Executive Director of the Water Forum due to the use of federal funds on the project.
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