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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-2008 Operations Committee Minutes\ MINUTES OF THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Engineering, Operations & Maintenance, and Technical Services Orange County Sanitation District February 6, 2008-5:00 p.m. A meeting of the Operations Committee of the Orange County Sanitation District was held on February 6, 2008, at 5 :00 p.m. in the Sanitation District's Administrative Office. (2) ROLLCALL Following the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum was declared present, as follows: Operations Directors Present: Staff Present: Larry Crandall, Chair Ken Parker, Vice Chair Don Bankhead Roy Moore David Shawver Constance Underhill Don Webb James M . Ferryman, Board Chair Doug Davert, Board Vice Chair Operations Directors Absent: Charles Antos Patsy Marshall Harry Sidhu Jim Ruth, General Manager Bob Ghirelli , Assistant General Manager Nick Arhontes, Dir. of Operations & Maintenance Jim Herberg, Director of Engineering Ed Torres, Director of Technical Services Lilia Kovac, Committee Secretary T od Haynes, Engineering Manager John Linder, Engineering Manager Chuck Forman Mark Esquer Norbert Gaia Rob Thompson Simon Watson Chuck Windsor Others: FILED IN TH E 9FFIWb~~D oR1~e~~~~~ ~ANt~~ON DISTRICT FEB 2 7 2008 (3) APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR PROTEM ~K. BV:: __ _,rr,.,..,""""""""""'""""",_, ....... ::w::u..,.,._..,J.. No appointment was necessary. (4) PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. (5) REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR Chair Crandall did not give a report. Minutes of the Operations Committee February 6, 2008 Page2 (6) REPORT OF THE GENERAL MANAGER Jim Ruth, General Manager, briefly reported that design and construction contracts were awarded by the Orange County Board of Supervisors for the SARI Line . (7) CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS a. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Approve minutes of the December 5 , 2007 Operations Committee meeting. b. OP08-01 c. OP08-02 d . OP08-03 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to approve Change Order No. 1 to Purchase Order No. 10210-0B issued to Jones Chemicals, Inc. for the Purchase of Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach), Specification No. C-2007-337BD, authorizing a price increase of $0.05298/gallon for a new total unit price of $0.53230/gallon including sales tax and freight for the period beginning March 1, 2008 through August 10, 2008; and, for all subsequent renewals of said contract. MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Design Services Agreement with COM, Inc. providing for construction support services for 66kV Substation at Plant No.2, Job No. P1-97 , for an additional amount of $215,250, increasing the total contract amount not to exceed $994,631; and, 2) Approve a 5% contingency ($49,731). MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with PBS&J Inc. for Rehabilitation of Westside Pump Station, Contract No. 3-52, providing for construction support services for an additional amount of $544,614, increasing the total amount not to exceed $1 ,709,335; and, 2) Approve a 10% contingency ($170,093). END OF CONSENT CALENDAR e . Consideration of items deleted from Consent Calendar, if any. Minutes of the Operations Committee February 6, 2008 Page 3 (8) ACTION ITEMS a . OP08-04 b. OP08-05 MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: 1) Approve a sole source Service Contract Agreement with Jamison Engineering for Outfall Repair Services, for an amount not to exceed $115,000; and , 2) Approve a 20% contingency ($23,000). MOVED, SECONDED, AND DULY CARRIED: Recommend to the Board of Directors to: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Design Services Agreement with MVA Architects, Inc. for North County Collections Yard, Contract No. 15-04, providing for design services for an additional amount of $245,650, increasing the total amount not to exceed $330,650; 2) Approve a budget increase of $1 ,683,241 for North County Collections Yard, Contract No. 15-04, for a total project budget of $11,773,241; and, 3) Approve a contingency of 15% ($49,598). (9) INFORMATIONAL ITEMS There were none. (10) DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS Mr. Jim Herberg , Director of Engineering, briefly reported that three (3) faulty valves need replacement in a section of sewer line under Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach , which must be completed by April due to scheduled repaving. Staff will solicit quotations for the valve replacement work to be completed before CaiTrans and Newport Beach repave . He indicated that the purchase order for this work will be brought before the Board of Directors for ratification as required by our Delegation of Authority Resolution. Mr. Herberg also presented a brief overview of the consent decree timetable and the Sanitation District's progress. Director of Operations and Maintenance, Nick Arhontes, introduced Chuck Forman , Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, who presented the Maintenance Painting Service Program as adm inistered by DuPont with all the benefits and improvements from this program. Director of Technical Services, Ed Torres , updated the committee on the AQMD 's adoption of Rule 1110.2 that affects use of digester gas and its operation. He also reported that an expert panel with NWRI has been assembled for discussion of levels of disinfection and should convene there first meeting in March or April. Mr. Torres also announced that the Imperial County has approved a proposition to ban the use of biosolids, and will further advise as this develops. Minutes of the Operations Committee February 6, 2008 Page 4 (11) OTHER BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA ITEMS, IF ANY There were none. (12) CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(a) There was no closed session. (13) ADJOURNMENT AND FUTURE MEETING DATES The Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. The next Operations Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2008, at 5:00 p.m. Submitted by: H:\dept\agenda\Operations Committee\Operations 2008\0208\020608 Oper Minutes.doc