Title:
Title
Agreement: Construction Management for Resident Engineer, Inspection, Public Outreach, and Material Testing Services for 3rd Street Relief Sewer Project [Published for 10-Day Review 03/21/2019]
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00314
Location
Location: District 3
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution: 1) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee to execute a professional services agreement with UNICO Engineering, Inc. to provide construction management services for the 3rd Street Relief Sewer Project, for an amount not-to-exceed $1,755,590; and 2) approving budget related transfers.
Contact: Luz “Nina” Buelna, Senior Construction Engineer (916) 808-4937; Brett Grant, Supervising Engineer (916) 808-1413; Dan Sherry, Engineering & Water Resources Division Manager, (916) 808-1419; Department of Utilities
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreement
3-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Staff recommends Council approve an agreement with UNICO Engineering for resident engineer, inspection, public outreach, and material testing services for the 3rd Street Relief Sewer Project. These services are needed to assure that the construction of the 3rd Street Relief Sewer Project complies with project specifications and plan requirements, stays within the allotted budget and schedule, and minimizes impacts to residents, businesses and traffic.
Policy Considerations: City Council approval is required for professional service agreements of $100,000 or more, per City Code 3.64.020. 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.
Economic Impacts: None.
Environmental Considerations: Approval of the proposed agreement is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which states that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The current activity involves only contracting for construction management services, which will not have a significant effect on the environment. Appropriate environmental review in compliance with CEQA will be completed prior to final action approving construction of the project.
Sustainability: The proposed project is consistent with the 2035 General Plan as it improves infrastructure reliability and supports the City’s Long-Term Control Plan to rehabilitate the Combined Sewer System (CSS) to decrease flooding, outflows, and overflows.
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
Rationale for Recommendation: On November 15, 2018, a Request for Proposal (P19141311009) was advertised and issued on PlanetBids for construction management services including resident engineer, inspection, public outreach, and material testing services. On the due date of December 13, 2018, six proposals were received from the following firms: K & B Construction Services, Psomas, Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., MCK Americas, Inc., Ghirardelli Associates, and UNICO Engineering.
A four-member evaluation team, including staff from DOU and the Public Works Department, evaluated the proposals and interviewed three of the firms. UNICO Engineering was the top-ranked firm.
Financial Considerations: The total estimated cost for the construction management of the 3rd Street Relief Sewer project is $1,755,590. Staff recommends transferring $1,755,590 to the Combined Sewer System Capital Project (X14010000) from the Wastewater Impact Fee available fund balance (Fund 6002). Sufficient funding for the project will be available after the transfer has been made.
There are no General Funds allocated or planned for this project.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): UNICO Engineering is not an LBE, but has partnered with KMP Strategies, LLC and Twining Incorporated for this agreement to exceed the minimum LBE participation requirement. KMP Strategies, LLC will provide public outreach services. Twining Incorporated will provide materials testing services.
Background: The proposed relief sewer will provide increased capacity for major planned developments in the River District (also known as the Richards Area), the Railyards, the Central Business District, and adjacent service shed areas. The proposed pipeline, part of the City’s Combined Sewer System (CSS), has been designed, as much as practicable, to carry separated sewage only. This is important because it reduces surface water flows to County’s Regional Sewer Treatment Plant and helps prevent Sanitary Sewer Overflow to the separated system.
The project includes construction of a 42-inch and 48-inch diameter sewer pipeline along 12 blocks of 3rd St., between I and U Streets, and along two blocks of T Street, between 3rd and 5th Streets. There is an existing separated sewer pipeline in nine blocks of 3rd Street that will be replaced with a larger diameter pipe as part of this project. High flows will be diverted at the weir structure in 3rd and T Streets and conveyed directly to Sump 1/1A for treatment at the Pioneer facility. Dry weather flows will enter into the CSS at 5th and T Streets, and continue to Sump 2/2A, which is the most direct route to the regional wastewater treatment plant.
This project involved close coordination with the proposed Streetcar project; resolution of numerous utility conflicts; pipe design under the K Street pedestrian tunnel; pre-construction coordination with Caltrans for planned crossings of several I-5 on/off ramps; and collaboration with stakeholders within the project corridor. The project requires a SMUD duct bank, two 12 to 24-inch diameter PG&E gas lines, and fiber optic conduits to be relocated.
Staff plans to award the construction contract in Summer 2019. The consultant’s proposed scope of work includes resident engineer, inspection, public outreach, and material testing services from pre-construction to project close out.