REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION AND
CORONA UTILITY AUTHORITY ACTION
DATE: 08/07/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
Honorable President and Board Members
FROM: Utilities Department
SUBJECT:
Title
CONTRACT WITH SCHULER CONSTRUCTORS FOR THE DESALTER SURGE ANTICIPATOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT NO. UT-2023-06
End
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to award Notice Inviting Bids 24-080CA to Schuler Constructors for the Desalter Surge Anticipator Improvements Project. The project involves mechanical piping upgrades designed to protect the existing piping against surge pressure at the City's Temescal Desalter Facility.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Award Notice of Inviting Bids 24-080CA to Schuler Constructors, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, for the total bid amount of $544,765 and waive all minor irregularities in the bidding documents as submitted by said bidder for the Desalter Surge Anticipator Capital Improvement Project No. UT2023-06.
b. Adopt the Plans and Specifications for the Desalter Surge Anticipator Project.
c. Authorize an appropriation in the amount of $494,832 from the Water Utility Fund 570 to the Desalter Surge Anticipator Capital Improvement Project No. UT-2023-06.
d. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Contract with Schuler Constructors, in the amount of $544,765 including any purchase orders, non-substantive extensions, change orders, and amendments up to 10% of the contract amount or $54,476.50 as authorized in Corona Municipal Code Section 3.08.060(J).
That the Corona Utility Authority review, ratify, and to the extent necessary, direct the City Council to take the above actions.
Body
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Temescal Desalter facility at 755 Public Safety Way is crucial for treating groundwater in the City of Corona. The facility receives water from multiple well sites, combining it into a 24-inch low-pre...
Click here for full text