Contract awarded for pier deck resurfacing

Editor’s Note: This story erroneously identified the wrong pier and has been updated. We apologize for the error. UPDATE [9/28/18 – 8:45 a.m.]: Garland Co., Inc., will be resurfacing a fish pier deck within Ventura Harbor, not to be confused with the public pier located along the city’s coast. Details of the project remain the same, and references to Ventura Pier’s history are accurate. References to Ventura Pier in paragraph 6 and onwards are independent of the work being done on the fish pier deck. Ventura Pier is not within the port district’s control. VENTURA — The Ventura Port District’s Board of Port Commissioners awarded a contract to Garland Co. to complete the deck resurfacing of the local fish pier, Aug. 22. Board members specifically approved a contract for $499,950. The total Ventura Pier project cost will be $575,000, thanks to a 10 percent contract award contingency and an additional $25,000 allocated for a consulting agreement. Updating the pier’s deck would extend its useful life, according to port district staff. “The scope of work includes the removal of the existing overlay and approximately one inch of the existing concrete from the entire 13,000 [square feet] of deck surface. A four layer waterproofing membrane would...