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Department of Transportation recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Notice of Acceptance with Q&D Construction, LLC, for the Hazel Valley Road at EID Canal Bridge Replacement Project, CIP 77125/36105021, Contract 2770; 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: Highway Safety Improvement Program Funds (100%). (Federal Funds)
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The contract for the Project was approved by the Board on April 9, 2019, (Item 18) and the full width of the new bridge was opened to the public on November 04, 2019. 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 $ 1,842,500
Contract Item Cost $ 1,786,152
Contract Change Order Cost $ 45,012
Total Direct Construction Cost $ 1,831,164
Direct Construction Budget $ 2,026,750
Major contract change orders included modifications to the abutment 1 footing which allowed less excavation adjacent the existing canal walls, the removal of unsuitable material encountered during excavation operations for the retaining wall footing, epoxy coating on the bridge deck, and repairs to cable railing/guard rail.
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.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
See Discussion / Background section above.
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
N/A
CAO RECOMMENDATION
Approve as recommended.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no change to Net County Cost associated with this item. The Project is budgeted in Transportation’s 2019 CIP, which was approved by the Board on December 17, 2019 (Item 54). The anticipated direct construction cost is less than the direct construction budget established by the Board.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
1) The Clerk of the Board will obtain the Chair’s signature on one (1) original of the NOA.
2) The Clerk of the Board will send the fully executed original of the NOA to the Recorder/Clerk’s Office for recordation within ten (10) days, and forward a copy of the recorded NOA to Transportation, Headington Engineering, Attention: 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
Department of Transportation