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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance with MKD Construction, Inc. for the Meyers Stream Environment Zone/ Erosion Control Project, Capital Improvement Program 36107007, Contract 7377; 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 5)
FUNDING: United States Forest Service (45% - Federal), California Tahoe Conservancy (21% - State), State Water Resource Control Board (11% - State), and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (12% - Local), and South Tahoe Public Utility District (11% - Local).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The contract for the Meyers Stream Environment Zone/ Erosion Control Project (Project) was approved by the Board on July 25, 2023 (Legistar file 23-1334). Construction started on September 11, 2023, and all contract items were completed on October 18, 2024. The Project is part of an ongoing effort to retrofit County rights-of-way within the Lake Tahoe Basin with drainage improvements that will reduce the amount of sediment that reaches Lake Tahoe. 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 (Schedule A) $1,627,346.00
Original Bid Price (Schedule B) $ 550,431.00
Contract Item Cost $2,175,000.00
Contract Change Order Cost $ 7,790.00
Total Direct Construction Cost $2,182,790.00
Direct Construction Budget $2,395,555.00
Major Contract Change Orders (CCO) on the Project dealt with the following:
· Water meter and emergency service install; and,
· Removal of underground conduit; and,
· Additional asphalt concrete paving.
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