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File #: 24-695   
Type: Consent Calendar Status: Passed
File created: 9/23/2024 In control: City Council/Public Financing Authority
On agenda: 10/1/2024 Final action: 10/1/2024
Title: Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 with Excalibur Well Services, Corp; approve additional funding and appropriation of funds for the Civic Center Oil Well Abandonment Project
Attachments: 1. Att #1 Excalibur Well Services, Corp Amendment 1, 2. Att #2 Excalibur Well Services, Corp Agreement
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION

SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members

SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager

VIA: Scott M. Haberle, Fire Chief

PREPARED BY: Steve Eros, Deputy Fire Marshal Patrick Bannon, Capital Projects Administrator Janice Van Mullem, Fire Marshal

Subject:
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Approve and authorize execution of Amendment No. 1 with Excalibur Well Services, Corp; approve additional funding and appropriation of funds for the Civic Center Oil Well Abandonment Project
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Statement of Issue:
The City of Huntington Beach Fire Department (HBFD) and the Public Works Department have been working with Walker Engineering, Inc on the abandonment of oil wells at the Civic Center and is requesting an additional $1,150,000 to complete the Project. During the abandonment of Civic Center #2, the abandonment contractor (Excalibur Well Services, Corp.) discovered that the down-hole conditions did not match Cal-GEM's as-built records for the well. The limited well file led to multiple delays in the project and the need to increase Excalibur's scope to ensure the oil well was abandoned per Cal-GEM standards. As of September 24, 2024, the cost to abandon Civic Center #2 is $1,155,774.16 and HBFD anticipates that similar conditions exist in both Civic Center #1 and #3. In anticipation of the increased scope of work, HBFD is requesting an additional $1,150,000 in funding to complete the abandonment project and amend the Excalibur Well Services, Corp agreement.

Financial Impact:
Staff is requesting an appropriation of $1,150,000 in HB Recovery Funds to business unit 31465001.82800 to cover the remaining estimated costs of the project.

Recommended Action:
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A) Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute "Amendment No. 1 to Service Agreement between the City of Huntington Beach and Excalibur Well Services, Corp. for Civic Center Well Abandonment;" and,

B) Approve an appropriation of $1,150,...

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