Title
Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to accept a donation of pump equipment valued at $23,292.10 from Hitchcock Farms Inc.; and authorize the Water Resources Agency to use the equipment for operation of the Water Resource Agency's Espinosa Pump Station.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to accept a donation of pump equipment valued at $23,292.10 from Hitchcock Farms Inc.; and
b. Authorize the Water Resources Agency to use the equipment for operation of the Water Resource Agency's Espinosa Pump Station.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) owns and operates the Espinosa Pump Station southeast of Castroville. On June 25, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a contract in the amount of $425,000 to Monterey Peninsula Engineering for the construction of the new Espinosa Pump Station. The project consisted of removing the existing storm-water pump station structure and appurtenances and replacing it with a complete fully operational storm-water pumping station for an area south and east of Castroville called Espinosa Lake.
At that time, Monterey Peninsula Engineering submitted the low bid in the amount of $431,000. To stay within the total money allocation for this project, which was $425,000, the MCWRA requested that Monterey Peninsula Engineering remove one pump from the bid for a reduction of $15,578.57 thus making the contract bid $415,421.43. The encumbrance of $425,000 allowed the MCWRA to have a contingency of $9,578.57.
The Certification of Completion for construction of the Espinosa Pump Station was accepted on November 26, 2007. Since then, Hitchcock Farms Inc. has offered a donation of the third pump that was removed from the original bid due to the lack of available funding. The pump has been valued at $23,292.10. ...
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