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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: January 19, 2010 TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, Directory Engineering and Transportation epartment BY: Kenneth Joseph, City Engineer ~~ SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen L. Hollister City Manager RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND CALLING FOR BIDS FOR THE WICKS AND BLUE DOLPHIN LIFT STATION REHABILITATION PROJECT, PROJECT NO. 08-593-52-243. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of the plans and specifications and call for bids for the subject project. BACKGROUND The Blue Dolphin Lift Station, serving the Marina area's West Dike, was constructed in 1962 and has reached the end of its service life. One of the two pumps has failed and the station has been operating on a single pump for some time. The station needs to be rehabilitated and the pumps need to be replaced. The Wicks Lift Station was constructed in 1966 as a dry and wet well package system with the pumps and valves located in the dry well, and asurface-mounted control center. The lift station serves local businesses south of the station and pumps flow to the Merced Lift Station located 200 feet away, requiring double handling of the flow. The station has reached the end of its service life as indicated by its increasing unreliability and increased maintenance. Analysis This project provides for the rehabilitation of the Wicks Lift Station near Wicks Boulevard and Burroughs Avenue, and the Blue Dolphin Lift Station next to the Marina Boat Harbor. The scope of work for the Wicks Boulevard Lift Station includes the rehabilitation of the manhole structure, replacement of the lift station pumps and realignment of the forcemain pipes to bypass the Merced Lift Station. The Wicks Lift Station outflow line will be realigned to flow directly into the forcemain running parallel on Merced Street, bypassing the Merced Lift Station and thus