City Council

E. RATIFICATION OF AN EMERGENCY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR BRIDGE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL FROM METROLINK YARD; RATIFICATION OF AN EMERGENCY PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR INSPECTION AND STRUCTURAL EVALUATION SERVICES DURING BRIDGE REMOVAL; AND APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $69,037 Staff Recommendation Adopt Resolution No. 24-25, which will: 1. Make a finding that an emergency existed due to the need for immediate disposal of the damaged two bridge spans of the Pedestrian Beach Trail from the Metrolink Yard due to its limited capacity and required immediate action to protect public health and safety, which might not have been possible to maintain if delays attributable to the typical public competitive bidding process had been incurred. 2. Declare that the public interest and necessity demanded the immediate expenditure of public funds to safeguard public health. 3. Ratify an emergency construction contract with Diamond Construction & Design for the pedestrian bridge demolition and removal from Metrolink’s yard in the amount of $60,078. 4. Ratify an emergency Professional Consultant Services Agreement with KPFF Consulting Engineers for inspection and structural evaluation services during the bridge removal in the amount of $8,959. 5. Approve a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $69,037 from the General Fund is requested into Account No. 014-811-45300-000-11810.