HomeMy WebLinkAbout98-20 - Emergency Slope Repairs• RESOLUTION NO. 98 -20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
DECLARING THE IMMEDIATE REPAIR OF ROADWAY SLOPE EROSION ON
EASTBLUFF DRIVE BETWEEN JAMBOREE ROAD AND BACK BAY DRIVE TO BE A
MATTER OF URGENT NECESSITY, CONFIRMING AUTHORIZATION OF THE
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO AWARD A CONTRACT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE
SLOPE, AND CONFIRMING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT TO KEN
THOMPSON, INC., GENERAL ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR
The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. During the intense storm of February 6 and ensuing storms through February 24,
1998, intense storm water runoff exceeded the capacity of the storm drain
system at the low point in Eastbluff Drive between Back Bay Drive and Jamboree
Road. Storm water overflowed the curb inlet and went down the 20 to 30 foot
slope into Back Bay. Severe erosion occurred which undercut the sidewalk and
washed out a portion of the storm drain. Any additional significant rainfall will
undermine Eastbluff Drive necessitating its closure to traffic, and
B. Due to the almost vertical slope, temporary repairs are not feasible. The slope
• must be reconstructed from the bottom up. Because of the sensitive habitat at
the toe of the slope, the Fish and Game Department will not allow construction
equipment to access the site from the bay level. All materials and equipment for
repairs will have to be lowered from Eastbluff Drive, and
C. After investigation temporary repairs and finding them not feasible, Ken
Thompson Inc., General Engineering Contractor was requested to give the City a
quotation for the repair of the slope storm drain, curb inlet, sidewalk and street.
This is the contractor currently working on the Green Acres project in Jamboree
Road. The quotation was $45,000.00, and
D. Based on the difficult working conditions required to make these repairs and the
necessity to make the repairs as rapidly as possible, this cost quotation appears
to be reasonable. Since the contractor already has equipment in the area,
move -in costs are minimized.
E. Section 1110, Contract on Public works, allows the City Council to authorize by
resolution passed by at least 5 affirmative votes of the Council, to award a
contract exceeding $30,000.00, without advertising for bids if such work and
material be deemed to be of urgent necessity for the preservation of life, health
or property and facts constituting such urgency are declared.
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•NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach as follows:
1. There is an urgent necessity to award a contract for the repairs to
Eastbluff Drive slopes, storm drain, sidewalk and street section for the
preservation of life and /or property for the following reasons::
a. That rainfall can be anticipated in the near future that will cause
storm runoff, which will continue to erode the slope and damage
the failed storm drain.
b. That additional erosion and storm drain damage will undercut
Eastbluff Drive causing all or a portion of the roadway to be closed.
C. That Ken Thompson, Inc., General Engineering Contractor,
currently working near the damaged site, is qualified to perform the
work and has the equipment necessary to perform the repairs, and
can begin work on March 10, 1998.
d. That the $45,500.00 quotation submitted by the contractor is
reasonable considering that work on the 20 to 30 foot high slope
• must be done from the top and access to bottom of the slope is
impracticable due to sensitive habitat and unstable soils adjacent to
the upper bay and that the work must be done as soon as possible.
e. That any delay in performing the work may greatly increase the
cost of repairs due to additional slope failures, erosion and storm
drain damage that may cause the collapse and closure of Eastbluff
Drive.
2. The Public Works Director is authorized to execute contract with Ken
Thompson, Inc., General Engineering Contractor, to make the necessary
repairs at a cost of $45,500.00 as described in a March 3, 1998 quotation.
Adopted this 9th day of March 1998
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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• STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 98 -20, was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the
City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 9th day
of March, 1998, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Thomson, Debay, O'Neil, Hedges, Glover, Noyes, Mayor Edwards
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
• official seal of said City this 10th day of March, 1998.
(Seal)
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City Clerk of the City of
Newport Beach, California