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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977-09-20; City Council; 5185; Settlementz CITY OF CARLSBAD -.. AGENDA BILL NO. 5185 DATE: September 20, 1977 DEPARTMENT: Utilities/Maintenance - Public Works -- I Initial: Dept. Hd. C. Atty.VfA C. Mgr. .\ 1 Subject : WATER LINE BREAK, SETTLEMENT OF CLAIM AGAINST UKIGAWA BROS. Statement of the Matter ' The city experienced a break in a 10" water line in the vicinity of Ecke Reservoir during the evening of May 9, 1976. city until mid-morning of May 10, 1976. resulted in considerable erosion to SDG&E property from the origin of the break to the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. caused by excavation over the line by Ukigawa Bros. who lease the land from SDG&E. The break was not reported to the The line had run for about 12 hours and Investigation indicated that the break was most likely A claim for incurred costs and costs anticipated (the line was not immediately restored to service because of the crop damage that would have occurred) in re- storing the line to service on November 16, 1976, in the amount of $15,344.93 was made. Subsequently, it was decided to reroute the line south of Ecke Reservoir to replace deteriorating steel line which was a part of the original system and to make the line less vulnerable to any activity in the vicinity of the old reservoir. The original bill included a charge estimated at $8,125 for backfill of the wash in the vicinity of the break. After relocation and reconnection of the line, Mr. Ukigawa did the necessary backfilling. A new bill was recomputed in the amount of $6,186.47 after work was complete and included all charges attributable to the break (pipe, labor, water loss, emergency grading) and was submitted. By notation on a copy of a letter to them, Cal-Farm Insurance, the carrier for Ukigawa Bros., has agreed to this settlement. (Exhibit A.) Exhibits: A. Letter to Cal-Farm Insurance with notation of agreement to settlement. B. Sketch of relocated line. Re comme n da t i on : If Council concurs with recommendation of staff, accept by minute motion the agreed settlement of $6,186.47. Council action 9-20-77 The Council accepted the agreed settlement in the amount of - $6,186.47. 77-158 .. .. 1200 ELM AVENUE CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA 92008 TELEPHONE: (714) 729-1 181 August 22, 1977 Cal-Farm Insurance Company Claims Office P. 0. Box 57 Tustin, California 92680 Attention: Mr. A. John Jacobelli Re: Claim #06056318, Ukegawa Brothers Ge n t 1 emen : This is in response to your letter of May 20, 1977 concerning the referenced claim of the City of Carlsbad against Ukegawa Bros. rela- tive to the major water line break which occurred on May 9, 1976. This claim was initiated on November 16, 1976 by a bill in the amount of $15,344.93 which included estimates of the costs of backfilling the wash and line reconnection, since the work had not been accom- plished at that time. As you recall , the City had deferred the con- struction so as to not interfere with Mr, Ukegawa's planting schedule. Subsequently, the City has rerouted and reconnected the line and Mr. Ukegawa has filled the upper wash with his own equipment. tached bill then reflects actual reconnection costs (but not rerouting, since this was done to improve the system and was not related to the break) and deletes the estimated cost of backfill since this was ac- complished at Mr. Ukegawa's expense. The at- I am prepared to recommend to the City Council to settle the subject claim for the amount of $6,186.47 as per the attached bill. Please indicate your willingness to accept liability for this settlement by notation on a copy of this letter and return it to me. I will then prepare the necessary documents for appropriate Council action. Should you have any questions relating to this matter, please contact me at 729-1181, Extension 43. EXHIBIT A - 1 CITY OF CARLSBAD REVISED 1200 Elm Avenue CARLSBAD 0 CALIFORNIA 92008 1177 to .. UKEGAWA .............................._.......................--...-.. BROTHERS INVOICE NO. .... ...............................-........ .4 21 sky. .l.i.~.~...Ra.a.ci.... __..______ Carlsbad, CA 92008 ....................................... ...._..........-... ACCT. NO. ...................... 51 -000-021 ......._ .._...._... 7 -.. DATE August 19, 1977 ......................................................... SERVtCES AND MATERIALS FURNISHED AMOUNT Billing for water line break of 10" line on May 9, 1976 - location Ecke Reservoir. Per Workorder #007840, temporary repairs to damaged water line: Mi scel1 aneous material Eq ui pmen t Labor Sub-total Overhead @ .15% Water loss - 1524 units Total Per sub-contractor Temp1 eton Grading Invoice #2721 slope banks of 30' washout. Addi tional costs to restore 1 i ne/area to original state before damage of May 9, 1976: Reconnect 1 i ne GRAND TOTAL DUE , Exhibit A -2 83.80 208.00 789.46 1,081.26 162.19 1,930.48 3,173.93 366.00 * 2,646.54 6,186.47 J, 1 v, u1 0 4 I. .- EXHIBIT B