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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Director of Transportation, or designee, to sign the First Amendment to Pacific Gas and Electric Utility Agreement 5, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of $5,540 by $11,500 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $17,040, to provide retroactive payment to Pacific Gas and Electric Company for additional utility relocation services performed which were necessary prior to completion of the Green Valley Road at Weber Creek - Bridge Replacement Project, CIP 77114.
FUNDING: Highway Bridge Program (86% - Federal), Regional Surface Transportation Program Exchange Funds (10% - State), and Traffic Impact Mitigation Fees (4% - Local).
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Director of Transportation, or designee, to sign the First Amendment (First Amendment) to Pacific Gas and Electric Utility Agreement 5, increasing the not-to-exceed amount of $5,540 by $11,500 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $17,040, to provide retroactive payment to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for additional utility relocation services performed which were necessary prior to completion of the Green Valley Road at Weber Creek - Bridge Replacement Project (Project), Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 77114.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On December 2, 2014 (Item 40), the construction contract for the Project was awarded and work began on April 15, 2015. Utility relocations were necessary to accommodate the Project, which required the County, acting on behalf of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), to enter into a Utility Agreement with PG&E to perform the work. PG&E Utility Agreement 5 (Agreement) was issued and signed by the County’s former Community Development Agency Director on August 14, 2015, in the amount of $5,540.
During construction, unanticipated ut...
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