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E~] THE CITY OF ~L£~S~4NTONo CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT October 16, 2007 Public Works Department TITLE: ACCEPTANCE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED BY MCGUIRE AND NESTER FOR THE SANTOS RANCH ROAD PUMP STATION AND WATER FACILITIES UPGRADE, CIP NO. 991035 SUMMARY Construction of the subject project is complete and ready for acceptance. The project included the reconstruction of three water booster pump stations along Santos Ranch Road. The reconstruction of all three pump stations provided for the replacement of the existing pumps, piping, electrical equipment, and appurtenant buildings. In addition, Water Storage Tank 900 was replaced. City Council awarded the project to the lowest responsible bidder, McGuire and Hester of Oakland, California, on January 17, 2006 in the amount of $1,881,450. This pump station reconstruction was a part of a larger Santos Ranch Road water facility rehabilitation project, with total project expenditures of $3,259,369. RECOMMENDATION 1. Accept the improvements for the subject project. 2. Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the subject project. 3. Authorize payment of the retention in the amount of $102,820.66 to McGuire and Hester thirty days after the recordation of the Notice of Completion. 4. Authorize final payment to McGuire and Hester in the amount of $1,424.53. FINANCIAL STATEMENT Funding for this project was allocated over a number of years in the approved Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The attached Funding/Expenditures Summary (Attachment 1) includes all phases of this CIP project. The subject project replaced materials and equipment that had exceeded their useful life with new equipment and fixtures with an expected lifespan of 25 years. Ongoing yearly maintenance and repair costs will be significantly reduced since most of the equipment is new and expected to be more reliable.