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Recommendation to Accept the Work of McGuire and Hester, Inc for High Priority Shoreline Rock Slope Repairs on the Bay Farm Island Dike and Terminate Emergency Action to Repair Bay Farm Island Dike. [Requires four affirmative votes]
In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this project is statutorily and categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) relating to actions necessary to prevent or mitigate an emergency. (Public Works 31041C35000)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A strong storm moved across Northern California December 14, 2024, with large waves, strong winds and heavy rain. Higher than expected king tides with significant wave action damaged various sections of Alameda's shoreline. The west-facing shoreline of Bay Farm Island, an area subject to some of the largest waves in the Bay experienced significant damage from the storm.
Given the emergency nature of the required repair work, staff was unable to complete a full publicly advertised procurement for this work per the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (Pub. Contract Code, ?? 22000-22045 [CUPCCAA]) and the City of Alameda's (City) typical non-emergency process. In accordance with Alameda City Charter 3-15.2 and CUPCCAA (specifically, Government Code ? 22050), the Assistant City Manager, as designee of the City Manager, authorized a not to exceed $500,000 contract with McGuire and Hester, Inc. to begin making the repairs. City Council ratified that agreement on January 21, 2025 and adopted a resolution appropriating $354,000 from the Bay Farm Island Dike Fund (Fund 286) to augment previously appropriated funds in the City's capital budget for shoreline maintenance.
The improvements executed under this McGuire and Hester, Inc. contract are complete in accordance wi...
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