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Consider approving an Agreement for Professional Services with GEI Consultants, Inc. to perform spillway condition assessments for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dam spillways for an amount not to exceed $126,611, and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors approve an Agreement for Professional Services with GEI Consultants, Inc. to perform spillway condition assessments for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dam spillways for an amount not to exceed $126,611, and authorize the General Manager to execute the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
As a result of recent major incidents at Oroville Dam, the California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD), has directed California high-hazard dam owners to complete comprehensive condition assessments of their spillways. Accordingly, Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) was directed by DSOD letter dated May 12, 2017 to complete comprehensive condition assessments of the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dam spillways.
In house staff is not available to conduct the comprehensive condition assessments, so Request for Proposals to perform the needed work were sent to ten consulting engineering firms on May 26, 2017. Proposals were received from three qualified firms, GEI Consultants, Inc., AECOM, and Genterra Consultants, Inc. on June 6, 2017.
Staff reviewed the proposals received and recommends that an Agreement for Professional Services be approved with GEI Consultants, Inc. to perform spillway condition assessments for the Nacimiento and San Antonio Dam spillways. GEI has prior experience with both MCWRA dams, qualified personnel in spillway inspection and evaluation, and proposed the most economical cost.
Spillway condition assessment will include a two-step process. Step one includes:
* a review of existing spillway information (plans, specifications, c...
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