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Home My WebLink About04-04-2007 Operations Committee MinutesMINUTES OF THE OPE~ATIONS COMMITTEE Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services Orange County Sanitation District Wednesday, April 4, 2007-5:00 P.M. A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on April 4, 2007, at 5:00p.m. in the Sanitation District's Administrative Office. (1) ROLL CALL A quorum declared present, as follows: Operations Directors Present: Larry Crandall, Chair Cathy Green, Vice Chair Steve Anderson Don Bankhead Leslie Daigle Patsy Marshall Roy Moore David Shawver Harry Sidhu Constance Underhill James M. Ferryman, Board Chair Operations Directors Absent: Charles Antos Doug Davert, Board Vice Chair Staff Present: Bob Ghirelli, Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Dir. of Operations & Maintenance Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services Lorenzo Tyner, Director of Finance and Administrative Services Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary Jim Burror, Engineering Supervisor William Cassidy, Engineering Supervisor Tod Haynes, Engineering Manager Matt Smith, Engineering Manager John Linder, Engineering Manager Mahin Talebi, Source Control Manager Tom Gaworski, Pr. Environmental Specialist Others: Joe Forbath, General Counsel Norbert Gaia Juanita Skillman (2) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PRO TEM No appointment was necessary. (3) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. (4) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR F~~(jl ~t'J TH~ ~'2Q.E OF oR1~~e'6~'0~ ~ANrrA'noNWs~2cr APR 2 5 2007 BV: _ _!..r _;.-f_...;;.... ·-- Chair Crandall noted that the July meeting will be held on Thursday, July 121h. Minutes of the Operations Committee April 4, 2007 Page 2 (5) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER No report was given. (6) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS a. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: The minutes of the March 7, 2007 Operations Committee meeting were approved. b. OP07-26 c. OP07-27 d. OP07-28 e. OP07-29 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to (1) Ratify Change Order No. 5 to Ellis and Bushard Intersection, Contract No. I-2-4A, with Mike Bubalo Construction, Inc., authorizing an addition of $108,026, increasing the total contract amount to $11,231 ,081 .70; and (2) Approve a 1.65% construction contingency ($184,660). MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: (1) Ratify Change Order No. 1 to Rehabilitation of the Activated Sludge Plant at Plant No.2, Job No. P2-74, with J F Shea, authorizing an addition of $233,803, which includes a $200,000 bonus for lowered power consumption, increasing the total contract amount to $10,121,784; and, (2) Approve an 8% construction contingency ($791 ,038). Director Sidhu abstained . MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: (1) Ratify Change Order No. 3 for Activated Sludge Plant Rehabilitation at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1-82, with J.R. Filanc Construction Company Inc., authorizing an addition of $175,784, increasing the total contract amount to $32,554,405; and, (2) Approve a 7% contingency ($2,253,51 0). MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Black & Veatch Corporation for additional engineering services for Newport Trunk Sewer and Force Mains, Bitter Point Pump Station to Coast Trunk Sewer, Contract No. 5-58, for an additional amount of $120,082, increasing the total contract amount not to exceed $1, 138,989; (2) Approve a 4.0% Contingency ($45,560); and, Minutes of the Operations Committee April 4, 2007 Page 3 f . OP07-30 g. OP07-31 h . OP07-32 i. OP07-33 (3) Authorize staff to commence negotiations with Black & Veatch Corporation for support services during the construction, commissioning, and closeout phases of Contract No. 5-58. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to (1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Earth Tech, Inc. providing for additional construction management services for Bushard Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation, Job No. 1-2-4, for an additional amount of $120,525, increasing the contract total amount not to exceed $2,651,811; and, (2) Approve a 12% contingency ($318,217). Director Sidhu abstained. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to (1) Approve Plans and Specifications for Truck Wash and Dewatering Beds at Plant No.1, Job No. P1 -106; (2) Approve Addendum Nos. 1 and 2 to the plans and specifications ; (3) Receive and file bid tabulation and recommendation; (4) Award a construction contract to Adams Mallory Construction Co ., Inc. for Truck Wash and Dewatering Beds at Plant No. 1, Job No. P1 -1 06, for a total amount not to exceed $1 ,887, 721; and, (5) Approve a 5 .25% contingency ($99, 1 00). MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to : (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Spec Services, Inc. providing for construction support services for the Gisler-Redhill Trunk Sewer Relocation, Phase 1, Contract No. 7-32-1, for an additional amount of $44,550 increasing the total amount not to exceed $14 7, 141. (2) Approve an 8% contingency ($11 ,771 ). MOVED, SECONDED , AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to approve years two and three of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with California State University, Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation for Continued Operation of the Center for Demographic Research, for the period July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2009, for $118 ,670 , for a total amount not to exceed $173,671. Minutes of the Operations Committee April4, 2007 Page 4 (7) ACTION ITEMS a. OP07-34 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: 1. Approve a 6.2% construction contingency ($725,262) for Contract No. 5-51, Rehabilitation of the 14th Street Pump Station, and Contract No. 5-52, Rehabilitation of the "A" Street Pump Station. 2. Approve a 6.82% construction contingency ($2,046,219) for Contract No. 1-2-4, Bushard Trunk Sewer Rehabilitation. 3. Approve a 4.5% construction contingency ($346,490) for Contract No. I-2-4P, Bushard Trunk Sewer Pipe Procurement. 4. Approve a 7.5% construction contingency ($2,342,445) for Contract No. 1-1 OA, 66-lnch Ellis Avenue Trunk Sewer. 5. Approve a 5% construction contingency ($1 ,385,862) for Contract No . 1-1 OB, Ellis Avenue Pump Station. 6. Approve a 30% construction contingency ($1 ,898, 700) for Contract No. J-33-1A, Standby Power and Reliability Improvements. 7. Approve a 1.75% construction contingency ($782,872) for Contract No. J-77, Effluent Pump Station Annex. 8. Approve a 4% construction contingency ($2,814,640) for Contract No. P1-37, Primary Clarifier Nos. 16-31 and Related Facilities. 9. Approve a 2.5% construction contingency ($4,807,402) for Contract No. P2-66, Headworks Improvements at Plant No. 2. 10. Approve a 2. 75% construction contingency ($4,941, 117) for Contract No. P2-90, Trickling Filters at Plant No. 2. 11. Approve an 8% Professional Design Service Agreement contingency ($198,078) for Job No. 5-50, Replacement of the Rocky Point Pump Station. 12. Approve a 2.8% Professional Design Service Agreement contingency ($59,575) for Job No . 5-51, Rehabilitation of the 14th Street Pump Station, and Job No. 5-52, Rehabilitation of the "A" Street Pump Station. 13. Approve a 7% Professional Design Service Agreement contingency ($38,905) for Job No. 7-37, Gisler-Red Hill Trunk Improvements. Minutes of the Operations Committee April 4, 2007 Page 7 City of Los Angeles' pilot project to pump biosolids into vacant oil and gas deep wells to produce methane gas, will be closely observed for success. (12) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. (13) MATTERS WHICH A DIRECTOR MAY WISH TO PLACE ON A FUTURE AGENDA FOR ACTION AND STAFF REPORT There were none. (14) CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(b). The Committee convened in Closed Session at 6:45 p.m. pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b ). Confidential Minutes of the Closed Session held by the Operations Committee have been prepared in accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.2, and are maintained by the Clerk of the Board in the Official Book of Confidential Minutes of Board and Committee Closed Meetings. RECONVENE IN REGULAR SESSION: The Committee reconvened in regular session at 6:52p.m. (15) FUTURE MEETING DATES The next Operations Committee meeting is scheduled for May 2, 2007, at 5:00p.m. (16) ADJOURNMENT The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 6.57 p.m. Submitted by: &~ Lilia Kovac Committee Secretary H:\dept\agenda\Committees\Operations Committee\Operations 2007\0507\05040407 Operations Minutes .doc