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Description
San Bruno City Council Meeting January 13, 2015
10b. Water Pump Station No. 4 Project
B
Good
evening,
honorable
mayor
and
members
of
the
council,
my
name
is
Will
Anderson
staff,
engineer,
Public,
Services,
Department
construction
of
the
new
water
pump
station
number
four
on
College
Drive
at
skyline
Boulevard
is
nearing
completion.
The
project
is
the
second
most
critical
water
system
improvement
listed
in
the
water
master
plan
and
serves
as
the
only
source
of
water
to
pressure
zone
11,
an
area
that
includes
Skyline
College
and
the
surrounding
neighborhoods.
B
Due
to
the
complexity
of
the
project,
council
authorized
the
execution
of
contract
back
in
September
2014
for
construction
management
services
with
West
geos
associates
to
monitor
the
structural,
mechanical
electrical
and
piping
installations.
The
cost
of
their
initial
contract
was
approximately
170
thousand
dollars.
The
proposed
amendment
will
increase
the
contract
amount
by
twenty
nine
thousand
six
hundred
and
thirty-three
dollars
for
a
total
contract
amount
of
approximately
two
hundred
thousand
dollars.
B
The
additional
costs
are
required
to
continue
management
and
inspection
of
the
project
until
it
is
completed,
because
we
have
fallen
behind
schedule
on
the
construction
schedule,
but
overall
project
costs
are
currently
within
budget
and
our
forecasted
to
remain
so
we're
about
four
months
behind
schedule,
primarily
because
of
two
unfortunate
changes:
the
first
being
the
new
electrical
service
changing
from
overhead
to
underground
and
the
second
being
increasing
the
two
day
operational
test
period
of
the
station
to
a
30-day
time
period
prior
to
the
city.
Taking
ownership
of
the
station
for
the
electrical
service.
B
The
plans,
as
bid
showed
an
overhead
electrical
feed
to
the
new
station.
The
service
installation
drawings
were
received
from
PG&E
after
construction
started
and
they
showed
an
underground
installation.
Instead,
this
is
actually
a
better
design,
because
an
underground
service
would
be
less
subject
to
corrosion
and
the
consistently
foggy
areas
at
the
site.
So
we
had
to
develop
a
trenchless
installation
across
skyline
Boulevard.
B
B
B
The
proposed
contract
extension
will
allow
for
West
Coast
to
continue
their
current
construction
management
duties
until
project
completion,
and
it
is
anticipated
that
this
will
be
the
first
and
last
amendment
to
their
contract.
The
additional
money
is
available
within
the
water
Enterprise
Fund,
and
it
is
recommended
that
council
approve
the
contract
amendment
for
construction
management
and
inspection
with
West
Yost
standing.
My
presentation
all
right
questions.
Thank
you.
Will
any
questions
again.
C
C
For
one
is
that
something
that
you
should
have
been
caught,
that's
that's
gonna,
be
my
first
reaction.
The
second
is
what
if
we
did
catch
it
early
on
how
how
different
would
that
have
made
the
project
you
know?
Would
there's
still
have
been
a
delay
with
their
wood
or
with
its
construction
schedule,
be
lengthened
because
of
this
change
in
the
electrical
service.
B
Well,
tans,
for
the
first
part,
when
we
made
the
initial
service
application,
pge
asked
us
when
the
service
would
be
required,
so
the
thought
was
we're.
Gonna
need
service
once
the
project
is
out
of
the
ground.
The
electrical
components
are
in
place
and
we
need
to
power
up
the
station,
but
the
question
probably
should
have
been
when
was
PG
DS
design
required
so
that
we
could
have
planned
accordingly.
B
D
Also
customer
guevara
the
existing
station
across
the
street
that
has
an
overhead
power.
So
during
the
design,
the
conceptual
design
it
was
assumed
that
the
same
power
would
be
extended
over.
So
we
didn't
really
consider
any
alternatives,
and
usually
what
you
do
is
you
start
the
project
and
at
some
point,
during
the
design
you
send
the
package
to
PG&E
and
by
the
time
PG&E
gets
to
it
and
starts
the
actual
design.
All
these
constraints
and
other
variables
do
not
come
into
play.
C
Okay,
so
the
second
part
of
my
question
is
that
if
we
had
known
that
this,
that
this
was
going
to
be
an
underground
service,
I
guess
hypothetic,
assuming
that
it
is
a
little
more
involved
than
just
shifting
an
overhead
line
now
you're
putting
it
under
ground.
Is
that
logically
extend
the
construction?
It.
D
Is
additional
work?
Wes
Yost
has
been
excellent
in
providing
us
with
support,
and
every
dollar
that
we
spend
with
them
have
spent
them
in
the
past
has
been
useful.
They
have
one
of
the
best
inspections
that
we've
ever
seen
on
any
other
projects
and
we're
very
happy
with
what
they
providing,
especially
with
this
very
essential
and
crucial
pump
station,
and
you
wanted
to
make
sure
everything
is
done-
per
specifications
and
electrical
one
of
the
biggest
obstacles
that
we
have
to
overcome.
Ok,.
D
E
D
To
the
assumptions
that
way
than
beginning
the
project
during
the
preliminary
design,
we
make
certain
assumptions:
what
is
the
condition
of
the
soil?
What
is
the
condition
of
the
electrical?
What
is
the
connection
is
going
to
be
and
at
every
point
those
assumptions
are
actually
will
be
tested
out
in
the
field.
For
example,
there's
a
big
storm
pipe
underneath
here
and
we
have
to
make
the
deception
at
some
point.
What
are
you
going
to
do
during
the
design?
We
have
to
make
some
changes,
because
that
original
assumptions
were
not
correct.
D
So
all
of
this
is
part
of
starting
from
the
conceptual
design
to
the
I'll
design.
These
assumptions
will
get
impacted
and
some
of
them
actually
would
be
tested
doing
the
construction.
You
start
doing
the
piers,
you
don't
know
you
make
an
assumption
that
there's
certain
kind
of
genetical
condition
underneath,
but
when
you
actually
drill
the
pier
you
may
encounter
underwater
Springs,
you
may
encounter
other
water
conditions
that
are
very
different.
Okay,.
E
So
in
hindsight,
looking
back
now
knowing
what
we
know
which
we
sit
here
at
this
evening,
what
would
you
suggest
or
what
better
could
we
have
done
or
can
do
in
the
future
so
that
the
miscommunications
or
assumptions
that
are
made
based
on
those
don't
find
themselves
rearing
their
head
again?
That's.
D
That's
an
excellent
question,
like
you
said,
thank
you
to
learn
and
we
need
to
learn
and
as
we
work
with
these
consultants,
these
are
the
best
experts
we
have
in
the
field.
There
are
so
many
different
variables
that
we
have
to
consider
and
options.
So
in
the
future.
One
of
the
things
that
we
can
do
is
have
it
it's
not
a
normal
procedure,
for
example,
for
pge
to
have
a
design
pre-design
conference.
They
normally
don't
get
into
their
design.
People
don't
really
get
the
package
until
well
into
the
project
in
order
to
provide
the
service.
D
So
for
this
part,
we
can
look
at
other
alternatives
that
might
impact
the
schedule
or
the
cost
in
terms
of
utilities.
That
is
not
under
our
control.
We
could
be
more
proactive
in
working
with
them
and
trying
to
push
them
to
sit
down
with
us
and
actually
look
at
alternatives
for
providing
different
kind
of
service,
including
the
power.
The
project.
A
B
It
would
have
been
an
additional
cost
either
we
pay
it
upfront
as
part
of
the
bid.
We
probably
get
a
slightly
lower
cost
to
that
effect,
but
you
know
because
it
was
discovered
during
construction.
It
is
an
added
cost
and
it's
probably
higher
than
what
we
would
have
paid
for
had
it
been
included
in
the
bid.
A
D
The
the
cost
that
we
want
to
address
if
we
had
a
consultant
cost
that's
before
you,
and
this
is
the
cost
of
the
construction
management
portion.
We
also
have
the
construction
costs,
which
is
total
2.4
2.5
million
dollars.
That
included
only
the
overhead
connection
of
the
power.
So
what's
before
you
is
the
additional
cost
be
incurring
just
for
the
construction
management
I'm,
not
the
Africa.
A
D
It
would
have
been
closer
to
the
199
number
because
of
the
amount
of
time
it
takes
and
the
extent
of
the
complexity
of
what
exactly
will
be
reviewed
mostly,
is
a
time
impact.
That's
how
construction
management
is
is
designed.
Basically,
when
you
come
up
with
the
the
number,
it
depends
on
the
staffing
and
length
of
time
right.
A
And
that's
kind
of
what
I
was
trying
to
get
to
is
that
we're
not
really
paying
that
much
of
a
penalty
for
having
missed
it?
It's
just
what
it
costs.
If
we
had
found
it
up
front,
we
still
would
have
would
have
been.
We
would
have
agreed
to
pay
up
front
rather
than
backing
into
it
at
this
point,
you're
crying.
Okay.
Now,
as
far
as
the
the
30-day
extension
how
come,
we
didn't
know
that
one
up
front.
B
Well,
the
the
bid
docs
only
included
a
two-day
operational
test
period
and
I
guess
there
were
that,
wouldn't
be
honest
to
just
kind
of
slip
through
the
cracks
I
guess
there
were
just
two
volumes
worth
of
specifications
and
we
couldn't
really
catch
everything,
but
here
again
we're
kind
of
catching
it
later
in
the
game,
even
though
it
did
slip
the
cracks
it
didn't
shatter
on
the
floor
at
this
point,
so
I
think
it's
time
well
spent.
So
we
can
fully
test
all
the
components
in
the
station
over
a
lengthy
period
and
under
various
operating
conditions.
A
B
A
D
This
is
actually
the
largest
pump
stations
that
we
ever
built
in
the
city
and
it's
much
more
complex
than
the
other
competitions
we've
had
so
the
amount
of
testing
for
this
particular
pump
station.
We
want
to
make
sure
we
don't
leave
any
room
for
error
when
I
do
a
complete
testing
and
this
period
would
be
very
crucial
to
our
staff
to
make
sure
the
pump
station
will
be
operating
this.
D
This
pump
station
is
going
to
take
water
up
to
tanks,
nine
and
ten
up
in
skyline,
and
it's
going
to
be
very
crucial,
especially
it's
so
close
to
the
San
Andreas
Fault
and
the
amount
of
capacity
that
the
motors
have
with
the
connection
with
the
vicinity
of
the
part
of
the
fault.
It's
going
to
be
very
important
to
our
operations
so
want
to
make
sure
we
do
it
correctly.
Okay,
thank.