Rancho Palos Verdes
City Council
3. Consideration and possible action to approve emergency work and funding in
response to accelerated land movement within the greater Portuguese Bend
Landslide complex. (Awwad) (90 mins) Forthcoming
*Please note the staff report will be posted no later than Friday, April 12*
Recommendation: 1) Approve the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency
Hydraugers Project construction plans, subject to modifications by the
Engineer-of-Record; 2) Award a task-order construction contract to Malcolm
Drilling Company, Inc. for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency
Hydraugers Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $9,000,000; 3) Award a
professional services agreement to Geo-Logic Associates, Inc. for engineering
and associated services during construction for the Portuguese Bend
Landslide Emergency Hydraugers Project in the not- to-exceed amount of
$350,000; 4) Award a professional services agreement to Hout Construction
Services, Inc. DBA Hout Engineering for construction management,
inspection, and associated services for the Portuguese Bend Landslide
Emergency Hydraugers Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $260,000; 5)
Approve an additional appropriation of $6,747,400 from the Capital
Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund; 6) Approve reallocating $2,862,600 from
the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund to the CIP Fund consisting of
$500,000 from the Roadway Asset Management Program (Crenshaw
Boulevard) and $2,362,600 from the Western Avenue Beautification project for
the emergency hydraugers in the Portuguese Bend Landslide; 7) Approve a
loan to the Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement District (KCLAD) in the
amount of $1,917,500 with an interest rate of zero, a re-payment term of 20
years, with required payments starting in in July 2027; 8) Approve an
additional appropriation of $1,917,500 in loan assistance for KCLAD from the
CIP Fund; and, 9) Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract,
professional services agreement, and loan agreement in a form approved by
the City Attorney.