HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - April 5, 1995 (79)CITY OF LODI
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Contract Award for Well 16 Removal and Replacement of Spent Carbon,
1426 West Century Boulevard ($38,940)
April 5, 1995
Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt the attached resolution awarding the contract for the
above project to Northwestern Carbon of Redding in the amount of $38,940.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This project consists of removing, reactivating and reinstalling the granular
activated carbon at Well 16, and other incidental and related work, all as
shown on the plans and specifications for the project.
Well 16 has been off-line since last fall because the granular activated carbon in the vessels at that well site is not
filtering out enough of the DBCP to meet the limit set by the EPA. Bids were received on March 22, 1995 to
replace the spent carbon. There were two bid altemates included in this bid proposal. In Bid Alternate A, the
contractor would remove the spent carbon and replace it with virgin carbon. Bid Alternate B requires the contractor
to remove the carbon from the vessels at Well 16, reactivate the carbon and replace it in the vessels. The
reactivation process has been approved by the State Department of Health Services for domestic water systems.
Staff is recommending that Council award Bid Alternate B of this contract to Northwestern Carbon of Redding.
Staff is also recommending that the bid from Elf-Atochem be rejected because an incomplete bid proposal was
submitted. Elf-Atochem did not submit a completed Spent Carbon Service Statement as was required in the bid
proposal. The bidder was to use the Spent Carbon Service Statement to verify that the bidder was familiar with
the handling and disposal of DBCP-laden granular activated carbon and to identify the companies being used to
dispose of, destroy or regenerate the carbon and do the change -out of the carbon at the well site.
The City will be depending on Well 16 this summer to help meet the peak demands on the water system so the
replacement of the granular activated carbon is a very high priority project.
Plans and specifications for this project were approved on February 15, 1995. The City received the following two
bids for this project:
Bidder Location Bid Alt. A Bid Alt. B
Engineer's Estimate $ 62,700 $ 39,600
Northwestern Carbon Redding, CA No bid $ 38,940
Elf-Atochem Philadelphia, PA $ 72,600 * No bid
`Incomplete bid
FUNDING: Originally Budgeted: 1994/95
Budgeted Fund: Water Operations and Maintenance Fund
Current Appropriation: $75, 000
Total Project Estimate: $43,000
Bid Opening Date: March 22, 995
Prepared by Wesley K Fujltani, Senior Civil Engineer
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cc: City Attorney
Purchasing Officer
WatedWastewater Superintendent
APPROVED:
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L. Ronsko
Works Director
THOMAS A. PETERSON
City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR WELL 16 REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT OF SPENT CARBON
WHEREAS, in answer to notice duly published in accordance with law and the order of
this City Council sealed bids were received and publicly opened on March 22, 1995 at 11:00 a.m.
for the bid for Well 16 Removal and Replacement of Spent Carbon, described in the
specifications therefore approved by the City Council on February 15, 1995; and
WHEREAS, said bids have been compared, checked, and tabulated and a report thereof
filed with the City Manager as follows:
Bidder Location Bid Alt.A, Bid Alt.B
Engineer's Estimate $ 62,700 $ 39,600
Northwestern Carbon Redding No Bid $ 38,940
Elf-Atochem Philadelphia, PA $ 72,600* No Bid
*Incomplete Bid
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that award of the bid for Well 16 Removal
and Replacement of Spent Carbon be made to the low bidder, Northwestern Carbon of Redding,
CA; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council that award of the
bid for Well 16 Removal and Replacement of Spent Carbon, be and the same is hereby awarded
to Northwestern Carbon, of Redding, CA, the low bidder, in the amount of $38,940.
Dated: April 5, 1995
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 95-42 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Lodi in a regular meeting held April 5, 1995, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Davenport, Pennino, Sieglock, Warner
and Mann (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
JACQU ,D INE L. T
Ac ling Clerk
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