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Community Development Services, Department of Transportation, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc., for the 2017 Bucks Bar Road Sinkhole Project, Contract PW 17-31156, CIP 78716, P&C 444-C1799; 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.
FUNDING: Local discretionary funding initially (100%), with Department of Transportation staff working with the Federal Highway Administration and the California Office of Emergency Services to obtain reimbursement. (Local/State/Federal)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Services (CDS), Department of Transportation (Transportation), recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance (NOA) with Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc., for the 2017 Bucks Bar Road Sinkhole Project (Project), Contract PW 17-31156, CIP 78716, P&C 444-C1799; 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.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The delegation of authority to award and approve the Construction Contract for the Project was approved by the Board on March 21, 2017 (Item 33). The Chief Admnistrative Officer, in conjuction with the Transportation Director, awarded the bid and Construction Contract to Doug Veerkamp General Engineering, Inc. (Contractor). The repaired roadway was opened to motorists on December 22, 2017.
Transportation has inspected the work and deems the work to be substantially complete. Recordation of the 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 $405,668.05
Contract Item Cost $405,000.00
Contract Change Order Cost $ 2,000.00
Total Direct Construction Cost $407,000.00
Direct Construction Budget $446,234.86
Major Contract Change Orders on the Project dealt with elevation adjustments to Drainage System 2 and additional permanent erosion control work.
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 to the Board for review and approval in a subsequent agenda item.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve the NOA. Transportation staff would make modifications as directed by the Board and return for Board approval of the NOA. This would delay the release of the Payment and Performance Bonds and extend the Contractor’s warranty period.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no change to Net County Cost associated with this item. The Project is budgeted in Transportation’s 2017 CIP, which was approved by the Board on June 27, 2017 (Item 25). The anticipated direct construction cost is less than the direct construction budget established by the Board.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair’s signature on the one (1) original copy of the NOA.
2) Clerk of the Board will send the fully executed original copy of the NOA to the Recorder/Clerk’s Office for recordation within ten (10) days, and forward a copy of the recorded NOA to CDS Transportation, Headington Engineering, attention of John Kahling.
3) One (1) year after the recordation of the NOA, Transportation will verify that all warranty work, if any, has been satisfactorily completed and will notify the Clerk of the Board in writing to release the Payment and Performance Bonds.
STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Infrastructure
CONTACT
Rafael Martinez, Director
Community Development Services, Department of Transportation