Council geared up to approve pay raises for transit workers
By JASMIN PERSCH Special to the Daily Press
(Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series that tracks the city’s expenditures which appear on the upcoming Santa Monica City Council consent agenda. Consent agenda items are routinely passed by the City Council with little or no discussion from elected officials or the public. However, many of the items have been part of public discussion in the past).
CITY HALL — Elected leaders are expected tonight to spend $5.7 million on wage increases, water line construction, road repairs and raising fluoride levels in Santa Monica’s water supply.
The majority of the expenditures — $4.3 million — will go towards annual pipe replacements throughout the city.
Money is put into the water main replacement program every year to keep the city’s plumbing in shape — replacing pipes depending upon their age, condition and how much water passes through them, according to city staff.
The City Council is expected to close the deal with the construction company Majich Brothers, Inc. and the construction management company Black & Veatch, city officials said.
City staff said Majich Brothers, Inc. was chosen for its efficiency and quality work. It is expected that it will receive $3.9 million, which includes the $354,689 the company will be paid in contingency funds after completing the construction.
Black & Veatch will receive $440,000 — including $45,000 in contingency funds — to oversee the construction of water lines, manage traffic control and detours, monitor noise and vibration, conduct progress meetings regularly, provide information for the contractor when needed, and documenting the construction work, according to city officials.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 11, 2005. Read the original PDF.