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Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $456,800, and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Contract Changes, if Necessary, Up to a Ten Percent Contingency in the Amount of $45,680, for a Total Amount of $502,480, to Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. for the Interim Inspection, Testing, Preliminary Analyses and Reporting Services for Rehabilitation of Piers 1, 2 and 3 at Alameda Point. (Base Reuse 819099)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jill Keimach, City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Award a Contract in the Amount of $456,800, and Authorize the City Manager to Approve Contract Changes, if Necessary, Up to a Ten Percent Contingency in the Amount of $45,680, for a Total Amount of $502,480, to Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. for the Interim Inspection, Testing, Preliminary Analyses and Reporting Services for Rehabilitation of Piers 1, 2 and 3 at Alameda Point
BACKGROUND
Piers 1, 2, and 3 in the southwestern portion of Alameda Point (Exhibit 1) are currently occupied by multiple Maritime Administration (MARAD) Ready Reserve fleet vessels under a lease with the City of Alameda for the next 20 years. Per the lease with MARAD, the piers need to be in suitable condition for their use and for general mooring service to possibly accommodate other future uses. The piers were originally constructed in the 1940s. Pier 1 is a smaller steel and concrete cellular structure that was rebuilt in 1980. Piers 2 and 3 are large reinforced concrete structures originally designed to berth aircraft carriers. A previous limited structural inspection and assessment of the piers (Moffatt & Nichol, 2008) determined that there were numerous deficiencies on each of the three piers. Exhibit 2 provides images of the condition of the piers.
On April 21, 2016, under the direction of the City, PM Realty Group (PMRG) issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the interim inspection, testing, preliminary analyses and reporting se...
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