BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code Section 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
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SUBJECT:
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Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Order Compliance Project Coyote Percolation Dam Replacement Project, Project No. 91864009, Contract No. C0693 (San Jose) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for the FERC Order Compliance Project (FOCP) Coyote Percolation Dam Replacement Project, per the Notice to Bidders; and
B. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during the bidding process.
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SUMMARY:
The FOCP Coyote Percolation Dam Replacement Project (Project) is one of several Anderson Dam FERC Order Compliance Projects which are a set of interim risk reduction measures required prior to construction and operation of the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project. The objective of this Project is to minimize adverse impacts of groundwater recharge and increased creek flow velocity on aquatic resources by replacing the existing steel flashboard dam with a rubber bladder dam. The Project entails constructing a new dam foundation and rubber dam, a new control building to house the rubber dam air blowers, constructing erosion protection, and fish passage improvements to the existing fish ladder and downstream dam section.
Staff is recommending the Board approve the Project's final plans and specifications and authorize staff to advertise for construction bids.
Project Background
Anderson Dam is under the jurisdiction of FERC and California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) and must meet their dam safety design standards. FERC has jurisdiction over Anderson Dam safety measures and operations due to licensing a small hydroelectric facility on this reservoir.
Pursuant to FERC's authority, for public health and safety...
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