Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals for Design Services for the Improvement of the Braddock Sewer Pump Station. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 1/12/2009 AGENDA ITEM: Authorization to Issue a Request for Proposals for Design Services for the Improvement of the Braddock Sewer Pump Station. Contact Person/Dept.: Steve Finton Phone Number: (310) 253 6406 Item Number: C 5 Fiscal Impact: Yes No X General Fund: Yes No X Public Hearing: Public Notification: Master E Mail Notification List (01/07/09) Action Item: Attachments: X Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (12/24/08) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (by N. Kimball) (01/06/09) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (01/05/09) City Manager Approval: Jerry B. Fulwood (01/07/09) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council authorize the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for design services related to the improvement of the Braddock Sewer Pump Station. BACKGROUND: The Braddock Sewer Pump Station is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Braddock Drive and Sawtelle Boulevard. Sewer flows from a 720 acre area of Culver City and abutting portions of the City of Los Angeles flow to the station and are pumped in a force main in Braddock Drive to a City of Los Angeles trunk sewer in Overland Avenue. Approximately 1 500 000 gallons of sewage are pumped through the station on a daily basis. The station has existed at that location since prior to 1945 and has been improved and upgraded several times. The latest improvement was completed in 1987. The station consists of a circular collection well for storing sewage inflows a rectangular dry well containing three centrifugal pumps and a block house housing the control systems. The City has experienced operational problems at the station for several years effecting pump efficiency and sewage collection. As a result staff is frequently called out on overtime to tend to th...
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