UNDERGROUND STORAGE SunWest Engineering Constructors are in line to receive $133,500 over the next three years as part of a deal to certify, test and maintain underground storage tanks that hold gasoline and diesel to fuel city-owned vehicles and emergency generators.
The contract would be for a two-year period with one additional one-year renewal option, according to a city staff report.
The tanks are located at various locations throughout the city, including underneath fire stations, the Public Safety Facility, and Big Blue Bus yards. They are subject to annual testing and certification of the electronic monitoring equipment and vapor recovery performance testing, which is required by the State Water Resources Control Board and the South Coast Air Quality Management District, according to a city staff report.
In October of 2005, City Hall published notices inviting bids for the project, and mailed bid forms to 46 vendors. Six bids were received and evaluated, based on competitive pricing, annual usage, responsiveness to bid requirements and references, according to a city staff report.
While Tank Specialists of California, the former supplier of those services, offered a lower price, city staff was not satisfied with their prior performance, particularly with administration, coordi-nation, and follow-through of necessary maintenance and repairs, which led city staff to cancel the contract.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 11, 2006. Read the original PDF.