REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Director
Capital Projects Department
SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE Director
Public Works Department
BY: KELLY YOST, PE, Construction Manager
Capital Projects Department, Construction Management Division
BRIAN KUJAWSKI, Chief Engineering Inspector
Capital Projects Department, Construction Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Contract Change Order No. 08 in the amount of $277,210 and an increase in contract time of forty (40) working days with Yarbs Grading and Paving, Inc. for the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Project, Project ID PW00923 (Council District 2)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approves Contract Change Order No. 08 in the amount of $277,210 and an increase in contract time of forty (40) working days with Yarbs Grading and Paving, Inc. for the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Project and authorize the Capital Projects Director or designee to execute the Contract Change Order on behalf of the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends City Council approval of Contract Change Order No. 08 for the Veterans Boulevard North Extension Project to install six (6) new HDPE communication conduits underground from the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) vault at Herndon and Polk Avenues to the ITS vault at Veterans Boulevard and Hayes Avenue in accordance with City of Fresno Standards and Specifications. This change is necessary as the contract plans and specifications called out for the contractor to use an existing conduit which was found to be unusable due to broken fiber conductors in the existing conduit and the inability to remove said fiber conductors. The installation of the new conduit bank will allow for the synchronization of the traffic signals on the Herndon Avenue corridor. In addition, to complete the installation of the fiber cable the Contractor will need to locate and repair a suspected blockage/decoupling in the conduit along...
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