Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicholas J. Calderon, Director of Parks
Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Increase the Not-to-Exceed Amount of the Agreement with Gordon N. Ball, Inc. for the Tunitas Creek Beach Improvements Project
[County Project No. P30T1, Project File No. E4995]
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution increasing the Director of Public Works' authority to execute change orders to the construction agreement with Gordon N. Ball, Inc., for the Tunitas Creek Beach Improvements Project, to increase the not-to-exceed amount of $12,753,081 by an additional $1,500,000 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $14,253,081.
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BACKGROUND:
On January 31, 2023, this Board adopted Resolution No. 079437, which authorized the Director of Public Works to proceed with finalizing the plans and specifications and call for sealed bids for the Tunitas Creek Beach Improvements Project (Project).
On June 13, 2023, this Board adopted Resolution No. 079664, which adopted the plans and specifications, including conformance with general prevailing wages, as established by the Department of Industrial Relations, in the locality in which said work is to be performed for each type of workman needed to execute the contract for the Project. The resolution also authorized an agreement with Gordon N. Ball, Inc. for construction of the Project in the amount of $11,593,710 and authorized the Director of Public Works to execute contract change orders to grant time extensions for project completion and payment up to a maximum agreement amount not to exceed $12,753,081.
DISCUSSION:
Unanticipated conditions encountered during construction of the Project have led to a determination that the original "not-to-exceed" amount of the agreement will not be sufficient to appropriately compensate Gordon N. Ball, Inc. for the Project based on the following factors:
1) Additional costs w...
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