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Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals for an Engineering Study to Determine the Feasibility of Consolidating the City’s Sewer Pump Stations, P-875.
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City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the Public Works Department to release a
Request for Proposals (RFP) for an engineering study to determine the feasibility of
consolidating the City’s sewer pump stations, (Capital Improvement Project P-875).
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of the City owned
sewer pump stations. There are seven (7) sewer pump lift stations at the following
locations:
1 Braddock Station
11285 Braddock Drive
2 Fox Hills Station
5900 Sepulveda Boulevard
3 Bristol Station
6399 Bristol Parkway
4 Jasmine Station
4496 Jasmine Avenue
5 Businessman Park Station
8620 Hayden Place
6 Mesmer Station
5586 Mesmer Avenue
7 Overland Station
5300 Overland Avenue
Meeting Date: 12/10/07 Item Number: A-11
AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals for an
Engineering Study to Determine the Feasibility of Consolidating the City’s Sewer
Pump Stations, P-875
Contact Person/Dept.: Mate Gaspar/PW Phone Number: (310) 253-5602
Fiscal Impact: Yes [x] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification:
Master Notification List on December 5, 2007.
Department Approval:
Charles D. Herbertson 11/28/07
City Attorney Approval:
Carol Schwab (by H. Iker) (12/05/07)
Fiscal Impact Review:
Marlee Chang (12/04/07)
City Manager Approval:
Jerry B. Fulwood (12/05/07) City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
These sewer pump stations are necessary in order to properly lift and convey the
sewage flow to the City of Los Angeles for treatment. Each station is maintained by the
Public Works Department Maintenance Operations Division. The electrical
components, sewer pumps, wet wells, and dry wells need to be monitored and
maintained in order for them to function properly.
DISCUSSION:
This year’s capital improvement program budget contains a project to hire a consultant
to study the feasibility of consolidating several or all of the seven (7) sewer pump
stations. The purpose of the study is to determine if it is feasible to consolidate the
pump stations by determining various options and alignments along with costs in order
to reduce operation and maintenance costs, improve system reliability, and minimize
the chance of having a sewer overflow.
The study is important to determine the most efficient infrastructure layout of the City’s
sewer system. The new state wastewater discharge regulations require the City to
develop a Sanitary Sewer System Management Plan and to report on our monitoring,
maintenance and inspection of the entire sewerage system and pump stations to
minimize chances of overflow. Because of this, now is an optimal time to consider the
feasibility of consolidating pump stations. In addition, this first study will be a
prerequisite for a second study to determine the feasibility of diverting some of the
City’s sewer flow from the LA City system (Hyperion) to the Los Angeles County
Sanitation District system as the feasibility of diverting sewer flow to the Sanitation
District depends largely on the consolidation of sewer flow to the Fox Hills pump
station.
Should the City Council approve the release of the attached RFP, the following table
includes the timeline for the project:
Task Time Frame
RFP Approval by City Council December 10, 2007
Release of RFP December 17, 2007
Deadline for Receipt of Proposals January 31, 2008
Consideration of Award of Contract February, 2008
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
The release of the RFP does not create a substantive fiscal impact on the City. Upon
review of the returned RFP’s, staff will include the appropriate fiscal impact of awarding
a new contract for the study City of Culver City, California
City Council Agenda Item Report
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Copy of the Request for Proposal
2. Location map of the sewer pump stations
MOTION:
That the City Council:
Authorize staff to release a Request for Proposals for an engineering study to
determine the feasibility of consolidating the City’s sewer pump stations.