Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Measure K: Amend the Construction Agreement with Granite Rock Company for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project in the North Fair Oaks Area
[County Project No. OD420, Project File No. E4931]
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution increasing the Director of Public Works' authority to execute change orders to the construction agreement with Granite Rock Company, for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project in the North Fair Oaks Area, to increase the not-to-exceed amount of $21,044,550 by an additional amount of $2,500,000 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $23,544,550.
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BACKGROUND:
On October 20, 2020, this Board adopted Resolution No. 077819, which adopted 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 and calling for sealed bids for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project (Project).
On February 9, 2021, this Board adopted Resolution No. 078007, which authorized an agreement with Granite Rock Company (Graniterock) for construction of the Project in the amount of $19,131,379 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 $21,044,550.
DISCUSSION:
Unanticipated conditions encountered during construction of the Project have led to a determination that the original "not-to-exceed" amount of the agreement with not be sufficient to appropriately compensate Graniterock for the Project based on the following factors:
1) Additional costs have been incurred to accurately locate, by potholing, the existing underground utilities to determine wheth...
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