Recommendation to adopt Plans and Specifications No. R-7142 for construction of the Naples Island Seawall Repair Phase Two Project; award a contract to Reyes Construction, Inc., of Pomona, CA, in the amount of $13,881,331, with a 13 percent contingency in the amount of $1,804,573, for a total contract amount not to exceed $15,685,904; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into the contract, including any necessary amendments. (District 3)
And we're going to go ahead and go back to item. 42. Report from Public Works Recommendation to award a contract to raise construction for construction of the Naples Islands. Seawall Repair Phase two project for a total contract amount not to exceed 15,685,900 for District three. Thank you. Let's begin by turning this over to our staff. So, Mr. Modica. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Members of the Council. So tonight before you is a pretty significant project. We wanted to give you a very quick update on. So the Naples Sea, I think a lot of us have been down to Naples. It's a beautiful part of town. And we walk around those seawalls and most people don't recognize that those are actually public walkways. So those are not part of people's houses. Those are the public domain, which is why it's such an open, inviting area to go down to. And so we've been assessing those Naples Sea walls over the last several years, and they're in need of repair. There's seven different fit or six different phases, and two of them have been the most critically identified as really in need of repair, specifically for seismic and for other types of of degradation. And so in 2009, we started this effort and identified the issues. We did our six total plans, and then we actually completed phase one in 2015. And so we're here to talk about phase two. The scope of work is we really need to protect homes. It's on the left side. As we protect our existing infrastructure and homes, we then demolish what's there already and then we create a new walkway and a new seawall that goes along with it. So phase two is a little bit different than phase one. The project actually is not one single area of the canal. In fact, it's three separate landmasses. It's a little bit bigger than phase one. It's another 240 feet. And it's more complicated because the sheet piles have to go down 4.4 and a half feet to accommodate those rougher waters. There's 60 concrete piles that support larger docks, and there's two new pump stations as part of the project. And so this is a more complex project, a larger project, and it's about 17.9 million total funded out of Thailand. So these are not funds that are general funds that could go to streets and roads. It's all out of the tidelands. So you get a sense of where the site is. So we're looking at Treasure Island and the entrance to the Naples Canal is where we would be doing the work. That's the next vulnerable part. So a lot of what we're trying to do is to replicate what we did from phase one. So we learned a lot from the community outreach and a lot of the technical issues there. But we did learn some things from phase one, specifically about the utility conduits, about some of the desires of the residents to plant some technical issues with our access platforms and also our pile caps and some of the some of the issues to make sure people aren't just sitting out there in a dangerous condition. So for construction timelines, we're really excited to be here in front of you today. So summer 2019, we would go out and start working with homeowners and do all the project submittals that are necessary and site preparation. We then would start the project in early 2020 when you install those huge sheet piles and push them down into the water. And then 2021 and fall would we would have substantial completion. So tonight before you is a recommendation to adopt the plans and specs. It's about a contract of $13 million with a 13% contingency. And with that, we're available for questions. Well, thank you. Great presentation. I want to turn this over to Councilwoman Price first. Thank you to our staff one for working so hard and learning the expertize on this project, but two for conducting so much community outreach on this. Many people don't know that the first phase involved a whole construction scheme that was different than anything that we had done before, given the materials that we were using and the type of construction that was required. And so we've had to utilize a lot of lessons learned from the first phase to make phase two be efficient and cost effective as best as we can. So I appreciate the the expertize that's been developed by our Tidelands team to make this happen. I'm also very mindful that as we look towards our climate adaptation plan and talking about our climate adaptation challenges in the future, making sure that our sea walls are structurally sound is a very important component for all of our all. Of the. Coastal communities throughout the state, but especially, of course, here in Long Beach. I do want to thank the residents. I'm not sure how many of the residents are here, how you guys, they really have worked very hard on this project, attending monthly meetings for years, especially. Maureen Poe is here. She really has been a champion for the entire neighborhood in making sure that she advocates for the residents in regards to this particular project. This project is really important to the city because every year, especially around Christmas time, tens of thousands of people come to Naples to visit the area, to enjoy the sights . And we need to be able to provide an environment that is safe and a public walkway that is structurally sound. So I'm very grateful for the work that's been done on this. And I want to thank the residents who are here. I also want to say, I know that we're we're still talking about some of the aspects of the project that will need to be fine tuned and based on. Cost to further. Identified. And I think if we can have consistency to the extent possible with phase one in terms of the railings, that will be very important, even though it may not be as cost effective as going with a different type of railing. I want to make sure that we have consistency and are paying attention to the esthetic needs of the community in that regard. So with that, I want to thank our staff for being involved and helping with this project. Councilor Pearce. I just want to add a few comments. First, I just want to thank staff as well. I think a lot of folks don't realize how important of an infrastructure project are or Master Seawalls project actually is. The first phase was incredibly complex, but we also, like Councilman Price said, learned a lot. And I think the Tidelands team did a great job of working with the community and the project. Beyond being a large project within our Tidelands is also it's just a massive infrastructure project and also a public safety project. We have to ensure that the seawalls are are not just strong, but are also protecting not just the property, including including the cities, but the people that come to visit Naples and that are walking through the canals every single day. The other thing I wanted to add is I will I just want to to our staff. I, I had communicated a little bit with Councilman Price today, and I agree also the issue on the railings and the the fence or the railings, whatever you want to call it, I've had some communication with some folks that live there . And I think that the consistency I know while there is a difference in in price, I think it's important that we keep the consistency the same. And so I just want to make sure that we continue that we have a commitment from staff that we are going to look to ensure that that happens to the best of our ability. Mr. MODICA Yeah, so we absolutely agree that it would be nice to have consistency. We really like the design. It has to do with whether it's a horizontal fence or a vertical fence, as we've been working on this project and costs have been kind of creeping up on us as they do with every every cost, the cost of every project, the cost of steel. First and foremost, we wanted to make sure we got all of the project done because the safety came first. But we would really like to find solutions to get back to that original fence. So the project is bid actually has the vertical fence in it. Our plan is halfway through the project. We're going to see how we do and if we can make the change order and get that upgraded fence, we would love to do that. So it's about a half million dollar change order. We're open to that and we'll just do the best to make sure we don't run into any problems. And then we hope that will work out quite well. And just it's not just I understand that. And so I'm I'm glad that we're going to hopefully commit to doing that because it's not just about what we're installing. It's a completely esthetic change to where currently is there. And so I think to go from one kind of traditional classic look that we've had to then completely change that I think would be not consistent with just the look of, of the whole neighborhood. So I just want to make sure that we're as committed to that as possible. Please. We are very committed. Thank you. And and so with that, obviously very supportive of this project. Is there any public comment on the Seawalls project? And seeing members. Please go ahead. And Castro votes. Motion carries. Okay. Thank you. And we are going to hear the other. We have another item 25. That's right.