Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Athlone Terrace Pump Station Trash Capture Device Project
[County Project No. RW904; County Project File No. E5034]
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Adopting plans and specifications, including conformance with prevailing wage scale requirements, for the Athlone Terrace Pump Station Trash Capture Device Project in the North Fair Oaks Area of unincorporated San Mateo County; and
B) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to call for sealed bids to be received by Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 2:30 p.m., in the office of the County Executive/Clerk of the Board of Supervisors; and
C) Authorizing the Director of Public Works to extend the call for bids and bid opening up to sixty (60) calendar days beyond the time and date originally set forth by the Board of Supervisors.
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BACKGROUND:
The San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board regulates pollutants in stormwater runoff from municipal storm drain systems for 83 agencies (Permittees), including unincorporated San Mateo County, through the Municipal Regional Permit (MRP). Each permit term is generally five years.
The current permit (MRP 3.0) was issued in May 2022. The MRP 3.0 requires that the Permittees reduce trash in stormwater and achieve 100 percent trash reduction or zero trash in stormwater by 2025. The County is currently at 58 percent trash reduction through the Department of Public Works' (Department) existing small full trash capture devices in stormwater catch basins throughout the County. The Department completed a trash feasibility study to evaluate where large full trash capture devices could be located to capture trash from the remaining unincorporated areas. Several locations were identified; however, not all are located within the County's jurisdiction. Two feasible locations were identified w...
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