RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution No. 2022-37 authorizing the General Manager to
execute a contract for emergency repairs to the Timber Trestle Bridge at
Railroad Slough, MP-B38.97, for a total contract amount not to exceed
$425,000.
SUMMARY:
The timber trestle bridge at Railroad Slough, MP-B38.97, failed on Friday,
October 28, 2022, when the SMART Freight Team was switching rail cars in
Schellville. Fortunately, no one was injured, and the train was not damaged.
The bridge is located at the south-end of the Schellville yard and spans a tidal
drainage channel known as Railroad Slough. Several pile caps were crushed,
and timber beams were split, rendering the bridge inoperable. The bridge is
a critical link to the SMART main line and must be traveled over to serve
freight customers in Petaluma. Given that this critical connection is required
for SMART to fulfill its common carrier obligations, repair of this bridge must
take place immediately.
Pursuant to Public Contract Code §22050, in the case of an emergency, a
public agency, pursuant to a four-fifths vote of its governing body, may
repair or replace a public facility, take any directly related and immediate
action required by that emergency, and procure the necessary equipment,
services, and supplies for those purposes, without giving notice for bids to
let contracts.
AGENDA ITEM