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General Services Department Acting Director requesting authorization to sign Contract Change Order No. 2 with YubaCon, Inc. in the amount of $45,841.30 for the El Dorado Trail Eastern Extension Parkway Drive to Los Trampas Drive project.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $45,841.30
Funding
Budgeted $45,841.30
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $45,841.30
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 to YubaCon, Inc. in the amount of $671,267.40 on July 3, 2007, Agenda item #6. The Department has issued Contract Change Order #1, increasing the contract amount by $25,835.00. Contract Change Order #2 would result in an additional increase in the Contract amount by $45,841.30 together with an extension of the contract time by eleven (11) days. The summation of the Contract Change Orders #1 and #2 together with the additional working days exceeds the Department's Change Order Authority.
Reason for Recommendation: Key elements of Contract Change Order #1 include additional grading activities, the installation of additional drainage improvements together with additional compensation associated with the issuance of a stop work notice. The stop work notice was necessary to address certain environmental concerns as identified within the various project permits. These activities resulted in an increase in the Contract amount by $25,835.00.
Key elements of Contract Change Order #2 include the temporary diversion of ground water encountered during grading, the installation of a subdrain system, the disposal of unsuitable material, the addition of miscellaneous drainage improvements together with an increase of eleven (11) days to the contract time. The...
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