To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: John Ferons, Senior Civil Engineer
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Second Street Parking Garage Elevator
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
(1) Determine that the proposed agreement with Dream Ride Elevators for the removal and replacement of the Second Street Parking Garage Elevator meets the requirements for acquisition of a specialty item, as set forth in Napa Municipal Code Section 2.91.050; and
(2) Approve an agreement with Dream Ride Elevators for the removal and replacement of the Second Street Parking Garage Elevator in an amount not to exceed $259,500, and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the agreement on behalf of the City; and
(3) Determine that the actions authorized by this item are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
The Second Street Parking Garage is one of three public parking garages constructed in 1985. It is the only remaining garage that contains the original elevator equipment. The Pearl Street parking garage elevator was modernized in 2006 and similar work was completed on the elevator at the Clay Street parking garage in 2010. These projects were necessary to address issues related to aging equipment and essential to ensure compliance with safety standards regulated by the Elevator, Ride and Tramway Unit of the State of California Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
Over the last several years, the elevator at the Second Street Garage has experienced equipment failures, warranting frequent calls for service. During this same time period, the elevator was inspected by the State Elevator, Ride and Tramway Unit inspector. Because the elevator was not functioning at the time of the inspection, the City was served with a Preliminary Order to Correct. This order required the City to perform the necessary repairs to bring the elevator into compliance prior to returning it to service. The assessment performed by ...
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