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# Council to approve $16 million for sewer, paving and cleanup projects
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/cleaning-it-up/
- Published: 2007-10-23T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T03:36:44.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Government & Politics, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By THEA CHARD Special to the Daily Press*

City Council’s consent agenda focuses on sanitation and garbage The City Council is expected to shell out more than $16 million tonight for projects aimed primarily at keeping Santa Monica clean.

From sewage rehab to street paving to tackling taggers on the Big Blue Bus, this week’s grip of consent agenda items should help keep the city clear.

SEWAGE RELIEF City Council is expected to approve more than $10 million for the contract of the Colorado Ocean Relief Sewer Construction Project, including the construction of a new sewer line and rehabilitation of the existing pipe that was damaged more than a decade ago in the 1994 Northridge earthquake.

A sewer main 30-inches in diameter marks the convergence of several sewer pipes, serving as the backbone of the city’s northern sewer system. Located on Colorado Avenue, the main handles nearly two-thirds of all Santa Monica’s wastewater. The main runs south under the western part of Colorado Avenue, under the I-10 freeway and then crosses to Ocean Avenue, where it connects with a recently rehabilitated sewer main.

The existing sewer line was damaged in 1994 and can no longer handle the future needs of the city. An attempt to repair the 30-inch main was made once before, but because of the high flow of sewage, it proved unsuccessful.

The Colorado Ocean Relief Sewer Project details construction of a new sewer line to relieve the strain on the existing pipe, as well as a rehabilitation of the existing line for additional backup support.

The city’s original sewer main was constructed in the 1950s and consists of more than 150 miles of underground piping that ranges from 6-inches to 72-inches in diameter.

After looking over several bids, city staff is recommending that Council award the contracting agreement to Steve Bubalo Construction Company, Inc., who has worked on several similar Los Angeles area projects and submitted the lowest bid estimation, in the amount of $8,442,150 (with a 10-percent contingency, not to exceed $9,286,365).

Staff also recommends Tetra Tech, Inc., as the construction management and construction inspection service provider, for an amount of $1,502,000.

The project is eligible for grant funds from FEMA because the construction will increase the capacity of the existing sanitary sewer system. FEMA grant funds must be expended by Dec. 31, 2008 to be applied to the project.

TIRE LEASING Big Blue Bus is hoping City Council will award $2,650,000 in a contract with Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for the lease of tires and related on-site services for city buses.

The BBB has been leasing tires for at least 40 years, a practice that has been standard in the transit industry since the 1940s. There is a high volume of tire repair and replacement every day at the BBB, making leasing much more prudent and economic than purchasing tires.

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was the only company to submit a bid and the BBB would like to extend the contract for another five years.

MEAN STREETS Almost 155 miles of Santa Monica streets will be receiving a facelift if the Council approves spending approximately $120,000 of Proposition C funds for an ongoing pavement rehabilitation program.

The pavement management system currently in place has not been updated since 2003, providing KMS and Associates, Inc. with the task of developing a new multi-year plan for maintaining and repairing city streets.

GRAFFITI FREE City Council is expected to approve a bid of $495,000 in a three-year term with Transit Products and Services for the purchase of Plexiglas window guards for certain models of the Big Blue Bus.

The bid would supply New Flyer and MCI Classic buses with recyclable acrylic liners that would cover the glass windows on the buses, deterring vandalism, making the buses look and feel safer to riders and providing a cost effective alternative to replacing the safety glass itself.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 23, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/102307.pdf?ref=smdp.com)