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General Services recommending the Acting Director's signature be ratified on Change Order No. 3 to Agreement 017-C0899 with Thomas Haen Company, Inc. which increases the contract amount by $12,514 and increases the contract term by thirty seven (37) days; and authorize the Acting Director to sign Contract Change Order No. 4 in the amount of $19,185  under the current authority of the Public Contract Code for the South Lake Tahoe Animal Shelter Construction project. 
RECOMMENDED ACTION:  Approve.
 
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    | BUDGET SUMMARY: |   |   | 
  
    | Total Estimated Cost |   | $31,699.00 | 
  
    |   |   |   | 
  
    |      Funding |   |   | 
  
    |           Budgeted | $31,699.00 |   | 
  
    |           New Funding | $ |   | 
  
    |           Savings | $ |   | 
  
    |           Other | $ |   | 
  
    |      Total Funding Available | $31,699.00 |   | 
  
    | Change To Net County Cost |   | $0.00 | 
      
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: None. Funding is available within the current Capital Improvements Program budget for this project.
 
Background:  The Board awarded the construction contract for the South Lake Tahoe Animal Shelter Construction project to Thomas Haen Company, Inc. in the amount of $1,505,720.00 on April 17, 2007 Agenda item #14. The Department issued Contract Change Order #1 which was approved by the Board on June 5, 2007 Agenda item #47 and Contract Change Order #2 which was approved by the Board on September 18, 2007 Agenda item #3.
 
Reason for Recommendation: Key elements of Contract Change Order #3 includes extension of the roof, adding a natural gas line to the building, the addition of a pressure regulator for the domestic water system, modifcation of roof trusses, the addition of six (6) fire/smoke dampers, the deletion of redwood headers in the parking lot,  together with an extension of the contract time by thirty seven (37) days.
 
Key elements of Contract Change Order #4 include vinyl flooring upgrades, additional fencing materials, additional communication conduits, installation of  baseboard heaters, exterior and building signage, extra snow/ice block to the roof and revions to the front counter cabinet. Contract Change Order #4 also identifies credits to the County for various items that were deleted from the contracted scope of work.
 
Action to be taken following Board approval: Acting Director of General Services will execute Contract Change Order #4 and complete the administrative process of the Change Order.
 
Contact: Richard Collier, Capital Programs Manager
 
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