Rancho Palos Verdes
City Council
K. Consider continuing the emergency justification for work and emergency
contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide
Emergency Project. (Copp)
Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to
continue the work on the Landslide Emergency Project declared by Council-
adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists
requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira
Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) to seek to mitigate the movement of
the landslide;
2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this City Council
meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action; and,
3) Award the following Professional Services Agreements (PSA) that are set to
expire on June 30, 2026 for a new one-year term:
a. Paul Hansen Engineering, LLC for landslide emergency stabilization project
management, construction management, construction inspection, cost
estimating and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $765,000, for a
one-year term;
b. LSA Associates, Inc. for landslide emergency stabilization environmental
compliance monitoring, reporting, permitting and related services in the not-to-
exceed amount of $351,000, for a one-year term;
c. Geologic Associates, Inc. for landslide emergency stabilization geological,
geotechnical engineering, design and related services in the not-to-exceed
amount of $225,000, for a one-year term;
d. Cotton, Shires and Associates, Inc. for landslide emergency stabilization
geological, geotechnical engineering, peer review and related services in the
not-to-exceed amount of $200,000, for a one-year term;
e. Michael R. McGee (dba McGee Surveying Consulting) for landslide
surveying and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $277,500, for a
one-year term;
f. J&H Drilling Company, Inc. (dba M-R Drilling) for landslide emergency on-
call dewatering well drilling and related services in the not-to-exceed amount
of $1,200,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed value of work
under the PSA combined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed
the project budget;
g. Gregg Drilling, LLC for landslide emergency on-call dewatering well drilling
and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,200,000, for a one-
year term, for which the completed value of work under the PSA combined
with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget;
h. Yellow Jacket Drilling Services, LLC for landslide emergency on-call
dewatering well drilling and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of
$1,200,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed value of work under
the PSA combined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the
project budget;
i. Clarke Contracting Corporation for emergency on-call landslide stabilization
construction services and related work in the not-to-exceed amount of
$1,500,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed value of work under
the PSA combined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the
project budget;
j. Mike Bubalo Construction Co., Inc. for emergency on-call landslide
stabilization construction services and related work in the not-to-exceed
amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed value of
work under the PSA combined with other related on-call contracts will not
exceed the project budget;
k. Pump Systems Unlimited, Inc. for deep dewatering well operations,
maintenance, dewatering optimizations and related work in the not-to-exceed
amount of $450,000, for a one-year term;
l. Aggreko, LLC for providing and maintaining generators to continue powering
the City's Deep Dewatering Wells within the Landslide Complex in the not-to-
exceed amount of $378,000, for a one-year term;
m. Consultant Maintenance Agreement to Dion and Sons, Inc. for providing
fueling services for generators to continue powering the City's Deep
Dewatering Wells within the Landslide Complex in the no-to-exceed amount of
$340,000, for a one-year term; and
n. Public Works Agreement to Hardy and Harper, Inc. for emergency landslide
roadway repair and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of
$2,000,000, for a one-year term;
4) Award the following Public Works Agreements (Agreements) that are set to
expire on June 30, 2026 for a new one-year term:
a. Clarke Contracting Corporation for emergency on-call sewer repairs and
related work in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year term,
for which the completed value of work under the Agreement combined with
other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget;
b. Mike Bubalo Construction Co., Inc. for emergency on-call sewer repairs and
related work in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year term,
for which the completed value of work under the Agreement combined with
other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget;
c. A. Rasic Construction Company, Inc. for emergency on-call sewer repairs
and related work in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year
term, for which the completed value of work under the Agreement combined
with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget;
5) Award the following Contract Services Agreements (Agreements) that are
set to expire on June 30, 2026 for a new one-year term:
a. Power Bros. Machine, Inc. for on-call landslide emergency lift station pump
maintenance, repairs and related services for the Abalone Cove Sanitary
Sewer System in the not-to-exceed amount of $75,000 for a one-year term, for
which the completed value of work under the Agreement combined with other
related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget;
b. Ferrelgas, L.P. (dba Ferrelgas) for generator fueling and gas storage tank
services for the Abalone Cove Sanitary Sewer System lift stations in the not-
to-exceed amount of $100,000, for a one-year term;
c. Genesis Electrical, Inc. for generator maintenance and repair services for
the Abalone Cove Sanitary Sewer System lift stations in the not-to-exceed
amount of $100,000, for a one-year term;
d. Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. for on-call landslide emergency
spill response, on-call storm response, and related services in the not-to-
exceed amount of $1,400,000 for a one-year term, for which the completed
value of work under the Agreement combined with other related on-call
contracts will not exceed the project budget;
e. Performance Pipeline Technologies, Inc. for landslide emergency on-call
sanitary sewer and storm drain inspections in the not-to-exceed amount of
$100,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed value of work under
the Agreement combined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed
the project budget;
f. Pipe Tec, Inc. for landslide emergency on-call sanitary sewer and storm
drain inspections in the not-to-exceed amount of $100,000, for a one-year
term, for which the completed value of work under the Agreement combined
with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget;
g. Monaco Mechanical, Inc. (dba All Area Services) for landslide emergency
on-call plumbing services in the not-to-exceed amount of $75,000, for a one-
year term, for which the completed value of work under the Agreement
combined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project
budget;
6) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Public Works Agreement with Williams
Pipeline Contractors, Inc. (Williams) for sanitary sewer repairs and related
work, increasing the not-to-exceed amount for the initial one-year term by
$250,000 from $750,000 to $1,000,000 while maintaining a 10% contingency,
for which the completed value of work under the amended Agreement will not
exceed the project budget; and,
7) Authorize the Mayor to execute the above-listed PSAs, Agreements, and
Amendments in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Agenda Report