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Department of Transportation recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance with Parsons Walls for the Oflyng Water Quality Project (located along Oflyng Drive) - Phase 2, Capital Improvement Program 36107016, Contract 9322; 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 (82%), Conservancy Funds (1%), State Water Resource Control Board (4%), and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency/Water Quality (13%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The contract for the Oflyng Water Quality Project - Phase 2 (Project) was approved by the Board on April 8, 2025 (Legistar file 25-0563). Construction started on May 19, 2025, and was completed on June 26, 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 $ 203,723.40
Contract Item Cost $ 214,147.64
Contract Change Order Cost $ 74,196.95
Total Direct Construction Cost $ 288,344.59
Direct Construction Budget $ 268,914.89 (see "Financial Impact" section below for discussion regarding direct construction budget being exceeded)
Major Contract Change Orders (CCO) on the Project dealt with the following:
· Construct a 2-foot tie-in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) pavement section;
· Rockery wall extension
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 ...
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