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Chief Administrative Office recommending the following pertaining to the El Dorado Hills Branch Library Carpet Removal and Installation Project (No. 90052):
1) Make findings that the “continuing contract exception” to competitive bidding applies; and
2) Authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Construction Services PW 11-30618 (276-C1266) with Capital Commercial Flooring, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $149,800 to remove and install moisture barrier and new carpet at the El Dorado Hills Branch Library.
FUNDING: Settlement Agreements between County and original Contractor, and between County and Architectural oversight firm.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $149,800
Funding
Contractor Retention $140,000
Architectural Firm $8,600
County $1,200 El Dorado Hills Library
Other
Total Funding Available $149,800
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: Funding for this Agreement is provided by retention withheld from the original contractor, payment from the original architectural firm, and funds from the El Dorado Hills Library operating budget. The original architectural firm will also cover the cost of any overruns related to the Work, not to exceed 5% of the contract not-to-exceed amount.
Background: M&H builders, Inc. constructed the El Dorado Hills Branch Library, which was substantially completed in February 2006. Upon substantial completion, the County discovered that the carpeting throughout the library failed to adhere to the concrete slab, resulting in visible seams and detached carpet edges, among other things. In order to assure repair of the defective work, the County exercised its contractual and statutory right to withhold money otherwise due the contractor. Litigation soon followed. Ultimately, the matter was settled with an agreement providing that the County will retain $140,000 of the funds otherwise owed to M&H Builders,...
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