HomeMy WebLinkAbout6-22-26 WT2103 LCWA Waterline Award PPTLCWA Watermain Lining –
Trenchless Technology
Improvements –CIP WT2103
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
June 22, 2026
WHAT TO EXPECT
•Project Overview
•Bid Summary
•Project Budget and Funding
•Council Actions Requested
PROJECT OVERVIEW
•Water & Sewer Rate Adjustment Project List
•Relines the aging 18” transmission main that runs along the Los Cerritos
Wetlands that provides critical redundancy and has history of main breaks
•Concurrent construction with LCWA restoration project
•Environmentally sensitive habitat and culturally rich area; therefore, using
relining technology vs. open trench reconstruction
PROJECT LOCATION
TIMELINE
Preliminary
design started
in 2020
Geotechnical
CDP started in
2021
Environmental
Document +
Permitting
started in 2022.
CDP issued in
2025
SRF Loan
application
started in 2022.
Rate approval
in 2025. NTP in
2026
Updated
design in 2026
for
construction
March 18 to
May 21, 2026
Public Bidding
Period
June 2026
Bid Review +
Council Award
July 2026
Submittals &
Permitting
Late
Summer/Early
Fall
Mobilization
70 Working
Days
Next Steps:
SRF Financing
Agreement
BID SUMMARY
•Bid Solicitation: March 18, 2026
•Bid Opening: May 21, 2026
Rank Contractor Total Base Bid
Low T.E. Roberts, Inc.$3,209,485
2 Minako America Corporation dba Minco Construction*$3,475,000
3 Vortex Services, LLC*$3,863,605
* did not submit required federal forms; therefore, deemed non-responsive
•Assumed SRF Loan in Water Rate Study
•Low interest state loan to support drinking water system improvement and
maintain regulatory compliance. (2026 rates = 2.1%)
•State has issued environmental clearance
•Financing agreement is being finalized
•Approved to construct/mobilize prior to financing agreement execution to avoid
unnecessary construction delays
STATE REVOLVING FUND (SRF) LOAN
PROJECT BUDGET & FUNDING
Description Amount
RATE FUNDED
Design (completed):$294,072
SRF LOAN FUNDED
Construction Support
Engineering & Environmental Support $115,196
Construction Management $69,780
Inspection $50,000
TOTAL Construction Support Cost:$234,976
Construction
T.E. Roberts $3,209,485
Contingency (approx. 10%)$320,950
TOTAL Construction Cost:$3,530,435
RECOMMENDATIONS
1.Approving the plans, specifications, and contract documents for the LCWA
Watermain Lining – Trenchless Technology Improvements, CIP WT2103; and,
2.Awarding a Public Works Agreement to T.E. Roberts, Inc. for the Project in the not -
to-exceed amount of $3,209,485; finding bids submitted by Minako America
Corporation dba Minco Construction and Vortex Services, LLC as non-responsive;
and rejecting all other bids; and,
3.Authorizing the City Manager to execute the Public Works Agreement with T.E.
Roberts, Inc. for the Project; and authorizing the City Manager to approve
additional work requests up to $320,950 (approximately 10%), in connection with
the Project; and,
4.Authorizing the City Manager to approve construction support services in the
amount of $234,976 in connection with the Project.
THANK YOU!