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Transportation Department recommending the Board authorize the Chairman to sign the Notice of Acceptance with Granite Construction Company for the Asphalt Concrete Overlay 2009 - Malcolm Dixon Road Project, Contract No. PW 09-30417 (CIP Project No. 72180) in El Dorado Hills.
FUNDING: This Project was funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009-Regional Surface Transportation Program funds. The requested Board action has no associated fiscal impact.
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Reason for Recommendation:
The Contract for the Asphalt Concrete Overlay 2009 - Malcolm Dixon Road Project (Project) on Malcolm Dixon Road from Salmon Falls Road to Green Valley Road in El Dorado Hills was approved by the Board on August 25, 2009. The Project was completed on October 21, 2009. Execution of the Notice of Acceptance will start legal time frames for guarantees, a lien period and return of retention monies.
The construction budget for this Project, as reflected in the Transportation Department's (Department) 2009 Capital Improvement Program, was $395,000. The total cost of this Project is listed below:
Original Bid Price $243,105.75
Construction Contract Item Cost $266,534.30
Contract Change Order $ 5,718.87
Final Cost of Construction Contract $272,253.17
The increase in Contract item cost is due to the Department directing the Contractor to use additional asphalt concrete to widen Malcolm Dixon Road at critical locations.
The Contract Change Order on this Project dealt with replacing 3/4 inch asphalt concrete with 1/2 inch asphalt concrete.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
1) The Chairman will sign the Notice of Acceptance.
2) The Board Clerk will send the Notice of Acceptance to the Recorder/Clerk's Office for recordation and forward a copy of the recorded Notice of Acceptance to the Department.
Contact:
James W. Ware, P.E.
Director of Transportation