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Seal Beach approves construction‑management review, PACE amendment for Lampson well project; city attorney says Poplar Place has no sewer connection approval
Summary
The Seal Beach City Council on Oct. 13 approved hiring Boutier Engineering for a constructability review and accepted an amendment to the project engineer’s contract to revise bid documents after construction bids came in far above the engineer’s estimate for the Lampson Well Treatment System.
The Seal Beach City Council on Oct. 13 authorized outside construction‑management and engineering amendments aimed at reworking the Lampson Well Treatment System bid documents after bids came in far higher than the project estimate. The council approved a $494,722 agreement with Boutier Engineering Inc. for a constructability review and inspection services and an amendment to PACE (Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering Inc.) increasing that contract by $144,870, officials said. Staff told the council the work will be funded initially through an existing Orange County Water District (OCWD) producer-well construction loan.
Deputy director of public works and city engineer Cho summarized the background: the city solicited bids this year, then rejected them when they expired. "We were able to get bids that were substantially higher than the engineer's estimate of…
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