LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport City Council will hold a special meeting this week to discuss the award of a contract to construct a new seawall for Library Park.

The council will meet beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.

The Library Park seawall sustained major damage from waves during the heavy flooding in February 2017, as Lake County News has reported.

Since then, the city has had to keep parts of Library Park fenced off and has been working through a complicated Federal Emergency Management Agency process in order to receive funding for a new seawall.

On Tuesday, the council will consider awarding the seawall construction contract to the lowest bidder, West Coast Contractors Inc. DBA Oregon West Coast Contractors, according to the staff report for the meeting.

The company bid $799,773; the city’s engineer estimate for the project was $1 million.

City staff said the project will be funded by FEMA, with a 6.38-percent match from the city, which will be funded by the proceeds from the city’s insurance policy.

The construction contract will cover the placement of approximately 534 feet of sheet pile wall work and includes modifications to the existing center pier; construction of concrete wall cap, terminus ends, and openings for stairs, dock access ramp and center pier; concrete stairs; and other miscellaneous work necessary to complete the work in place, the staff report explained.

Staff said construction is estimated to start Dec. 23.

The council also will consider approving an amendment to the event application, with staff recommendations, for the Dickens’ Faire street closures.

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