ITEM 6-B

Council Meeeting: June 9, 1992         Santa Monica, California

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Recommendation to Authorize City Manager  to  Negotiate
          and  Execute a Contract with Lindmark Engineering, Inc.
          to Install an Underground Storage Tank at City Hall

INTRODUCTION:

This report recommends  that  City  Council  authorize  the  City
Manager  to  negotiate  and  execute  a  contract  with  Lindmark
Engineering,  Inc.  in  the  amount  of  $29,340  to  install  an
underground storage tank at City Hall.

BACKGROUND:

The Santa Monica Police Department maintains a standby electrical
generator,  located on the northwest side of City Hall to provide
emergency power in the event of a  loss  of  electricity  to  the
police  communications  facility.  The diesel generator is fueled
from a 550  gallon  underground  storage  tank  adjacent  to  the
generator.   In January, weekly monitoring by staff revealed that
the tank had failed.  In order  to  minimize  the  potential  for
subsurface  contamination,  the  old  tank  was  removed prior to
finalization  of  the  specifications  for  a  new  tank  system.
Currently,  the  generator  is  being  served by a temporary fuel
storage system.  It is now necessary, therefore, to  install  the
new permanent fueling system.

DISCUSSION:

Staff has solicited bids to install the tank from three qualified
contractors.   Due  to the specific logistical constraints at the
site, such as sloping topography and proximity  to  the  freeway,
only one contractor, Lindmark Engineering, Inc. chose to submit a
bid.

Lindmark Engineering, Inc. has provided consistently high quality
and  responsive  environmental  services  to  the  City  at costs
competitive with or below industry standards.  Staff believes the
consistent   performance   of   Lindmark   Engineering,  Inc.  in
conjunction  with  the  need  for  expeditious  tank  replacement
combine  to  recommend the approval of this contract as a prudent
course of action.

FINANCIAL/BUDGET IMPACT:

Funds in the amount of $29,340  for  the  proposed  contract  are
available in CIP account 01-710-401-20092-8900-99020.

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff request that City Council authorize  the  City  Manager  to
negotiate  and execute a contract with Lindmark Engineering, Inc.
in the amount of $29,340 to install an underground  storage  tank
at City Hall.

Prepared by:  Craig Perkins, Environmental Services Manager
              Brian Johnson, Environmental Programs Coordinator