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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Remit Payment in the Amounts of $910,525 and $655,752 to the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for Alameda Point's Adaptive Reuse Areas Phase 1 and Phase 2 Water Main Extensions, Respectively. (Public Works 31041520)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Backbone infrastructure will be renewed in Alameda Point's Adaptive Reuse Area (Adaptive Reuse Area) through the City of Alameda's (City) Capital Improvement Program with funding from the sale of buildings in the Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District (Historic District). In late 2017, per a Ten-Year Water Infrastructure Agreement with EBMUD, the design to extend the East Bay Municipal Utility District's (EBMUD) water facilities and abandon portions of the outdated Navy installed water system the City maintains began. Design to extend EBMUD's water facilities into Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Adaptive Reuse Area has been completed. EBMUD issued Balance Due Letters in the amounts of $910,525 and $655,752 for costs associated with their design, inspection, and materials in Phase 1 and Phase 2, respectively. The City has one month to pay the amounts due. Once EBMUD receives payment, and other requirements are satisfied, EBMUD will release completed water main extension design drawings. The City will then have three months to obtain bids to construct the new water facilities. Available funding from previous buildings' sales allows the advancement of all backbone infrastructure, not just water, in Phase 1 only. This infrastructure includes sewer, storm, joint trench, new complete streets, lighting, and landscaping. Funding for all backbone infrastructure in Phase 2 was not available, so this project phase includes water only. Staff estimates that in late 2021, the City Council will consider awarding the construction contract for Phase 1, including all backbone infrastructure, and for Phase 2, (water ...
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