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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 Herback General Engineering for the South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail Phase 1B and 2 Project, Capital Improvement Program 95200/36107022, Contract 3785; 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: Active Transportation Program (33% - Federal), Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Program (13% - Federal), California Tahoe Conservancy (54% - State).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The contract for the South Tahoe Greenway Shared Use Trail Phase 1B and 2 Project (Project) was approved by the Board on December 17, 2019 (Legistar# 19-1720, Item 28). Construction started on April 9, 2020, and construction was completed and the bike path was opened to the public on September 22, 2021. 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 $3,648,829.38
Contract Item Cost $3,675,248.43
Contract Change Order Cost $267,519.04
Total Direct Construction Cost $3,942,767.47
Direct Construction Budget $4,106,829.38
Major Contract Change Orders (CCO) on the Project dealt with the following:
· Wooden tree trunk protection;
· Extend tubular steel railing;
· Modified STOP signs;
· Additional helical piers;
· Concrete spread footings; and,
· Graffiti removal.
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 Transportatio...
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