Title
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Five-Year Agreement with Revel Environmental Manufacturing Inc. for Storm Drainage Trash Capture Device Maintenance and Improvements in an Amount Not to Exceed $668,494, with Contingency. (Public Works 351)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In compliance with state water quality control permitting requirements, the City of Alameda (City) stormwater program installs and maintains trash capture devices to reduce trash discharges from the municipal storm drainage system into San Francisco Bay.
The City entered into a contract with Revel Environmental Manufacturing Inc. (REM) in June 2017 to perform quarterly maintenance of REM-installed trash capture devices. The City selected this contractor based upon their proven ability to manufacture, install and provide necessary routine maintenance service for these devices. As additional devices have been installed, staff now seeks the City Council's approval to execute a new five-year maintenance agreement with REM to include all annual on-going routine maintenance activities.
BACKGROUND
Alameda's Municipal Regional Stormwater Permit (MRP) issued by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) requires the City to reduce trash loads from its municipal storm drain system by 80% by 2019 and 100% by 2022. In order to meet these requirements the City contracted with REM to install and maintain REM Triton Bioflex Trash Guards with REM filters within the municipal storm drainage system. These are full trash capture (FTC) devices manufactured by REM that meet the requirements of both the RWQCB and Alameda's storm drain system.
On June 17, 2017, the City entered into agreement with REM to provide on-going routine maintenance for 35 Triton Bioflex Trash Guard FTC devices for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/18. This agreement allowed for annual extensions for up to four additional years. To meet trash reducti...
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