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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc., for the Newtown Road at Weber Creek Bridge Replacement Project, Capital Improvement Program 36105030, Contract 5379; and
2) Approve and authorize the Clerk of the Board to release the Payment and Performance Bonds to the Surety upon notification from the Department of Transportation, after the one-year guarantee period.
(District 3)
FUNDING: Regional Surface Transportation Program Advance (7%) (State Funds), Highway Bridge Program (87%) (Federal Funds), Tribe (6%) (Local Funds).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The contract for the Newtown Road at Weber Creek Bridge Replacement Project (Project) was approved by the Board on November 12, 2024 (Legistar file 24-1877). Construction started on December 16, 2024, and was completed on June 27, 2025. Recordation of the Notice of Acceptance (NOA) will start legal time frames for guarantees, a lien period, and return of retention monies. Recordation of the NOA will also start the one-year time frame for releasing the Payment and Performance Bonds to the Surety.
Direct Construction Cost Summary:
Original Bid Price $ 4,478,497.00
Contract Item Cost $ 4,501,680.70
Contract Change Order Cost $ 392,269.09
Incentive per Special Provision 10-1.03B $ 60,000.00
Total Direct Construction Cost $ 4,953,949.79
Direct Construction Budget $ 5,698,122.00
Major Contract Change Orders (CCO) on the Project dealt with the following:
• Rock slope Protection;
• Dewatering and Cleaning Liquified Material;
• Rebar and Concrete Mix Modification; and
• Rock Excavation
The final costs listed are estimates. Transportation will be closing out the Project with the Contractor and finalizing costs over the coming weeks. Any significant deviations from the estimates above that exceed Transportation’s allocated authority will be brought back for the Board for review and approval in a subsequent agenda item.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve the NOA. Transportation staff would make modifications as directed by the Board and return for Board approval of the NOA. This would delay the release of the Payment and Performance Bonds and extend the Contractor’s warranty period.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
See Discussion/Background section above.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no change to Net County Cost associated with this item. The Project is included in the 2025 CIP approved by the Board on July 15, 2025, (Legistar file 25-0504) and funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds. The anticipated direct construction cost is less than the direct construction budget established by the Board.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair's signature on one (1) original copy of the NOA.
2) The Clerk of the Board will send the executed original of the NOA to the Recorder/Clerk’s Office for recordation within ten (10) days and forward a copy of the recorded NOA to Transportation, Headington Engineering, Attention: John Kahling.
3) One (1) year after the recordation of the NOA, Transportation will verify that all warranty work, if any, has been satisfactorily completed and will notify the Clerk of the Board in writing to release the Payment and Performance Bonds.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
N/A
CONTACT
Rafael Martinez, Director
Department of Transportation