2024-0223
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. __________
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An ordinance approving and authorizing the execution of a Contract with Sealevel Construction, Inc., for Sunset Screen Cleaner, Project No. P080905-11C, CPRA Project No. BA-0270, as part of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee Project, in the amount of $12,594,880.00.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 08-10-7 adopted October 20, 2008, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of a Contract for Engineering Services with BURK-KLEINPETER, INC. for necessary professional engineering services associated with Parish Project No. P080905 St. Charles Parish West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee and Urban Flood Control; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 6714 adopted on August 28, 2023, by the St. Charles Parish Council, approved and authorized the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the State of Louisiana through the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Board and St. Charles Parish Government regarding the construction of the Crawford Canal Sunset Pump Station Bar Screen Expansion (BA-0270) project in Des Allemands to provide $6,000,000.00 in funding for construction costs for said project; and,
WHEREAS, the Sunset Screen Cleaner, with Pump Station being part of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee, will provide needed additional flow capacity to the inlet of the pumps. Currently, existing bar screens must be cleaned with an excavator which has restricted use during periods of lightning. The Sunset pump station provides and supports flood protection to 1,689 residential properties, 41 businesses/commercial properties, 10 public buildings, and 23 schools/houses of worship in Bayou Gauche, Paradis, and Des Allemands; and,
WHEREAS, the Sunset Screen Cleaner includes the construction of seven bays of auto bar screens, with a 25-foot-wide concrete platform to allow for removal of debris and as a primary road access to the levee; and,
WHEREAS, sealed bids were received by St. Charles Parish on June 4, 2024, for Sunset Screen Cleaner, Project No. P080905-11C, CPRA Project No. BA-0270, as part of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee Project; and,
WHEREAS, Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc., has reviewed the bids and recommends that the Contract be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Sealevel Construction, Inc. in the amount of $12,594,880.00.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the bid of Sealevel Construction, Inc., for the construction of Sunset Screen Cleaner, Project No. P080905-11C, CPRA Project No. BA-0270, as part of the West Bank Hurricane Protection Levee Project, be hereby approved and accepted, in the amount of $12,594,880.00.
SECTION II. That the Parish President is hereby authorized to execute said Contract on behalf of St. Charles Parish.
SECTION III. A final notice of Contract shall be printed and filed in place of the contract documents with the St. Charles Parish Clerk of Court and in the records of the St. Charles Parish Council.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ______ day of __________, 2024, to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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