REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on an Agreement with Mott MacDonald Group, Inc. for Design Professional Services for the Storm Drain Slide Gate Rehabilitation Project and Related Budget Amendment
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's storm drain system consists of approximately 200 miles of pipelines, which include manholes, catch basins, retention basins, lift stations, pump stations, and outfalls. Stormwater in the City generally drains in a south to north direction and ultimately goes to the San Francisco Bay. Runoff captured by the storm drain system is discharged through a combination of gravity outfalls and pump stations. The City operates and maintains 22 storm lift/pump stations (Attachment No. 1). Most of the storm lift/pump stations are located in the northern half of the City and pump stormwater over and through levees into Guadalupe River, San Tomas Aquino Creek, or Calabazas Creek.
Proper maintenance of the storm lift/pump stations and equipment is essential for efficient operation, infrastructure management and flood protection. In order to perform maintenance activities inside a wet well at any station, isolation of the station is necessary. A slide gate provides a means for staff to isolate a particular pump station from the incoming stormwater flows. City staff has prioritized up to eight storm pump stations for rehabilitation of existing or installation of new slide gates. The Storm Drain Slide Gate Rehabilitation Project (Project) includes the following storm drain pump stations: Eastside, Rambo, Nelo-Victor, Fairway Glen, Gianera, Lakeside, Lake Santa Clara, and Freedom Circle.
DISCUSSION
A formal selection process was used to solicit proposals from consultants to provide the required design professional services. On October 28, 2020, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued on the City's e-procurement system, BidSync, to solicit proposa...
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