REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: WILLIAM C. HERR, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Construction Management Division
BRIAN KUJAWSKI, Senior Engineering Inspector
Public Works Department, Construction Management Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Veterans Boulevard Grade Separation Project (Council District 2)
1. ***RESOLUTION - 36th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 appropriating $413,500 for the Veterans Boulevard Grade Separation Project (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's veto)
2. Approve Contract Change Order No. 28 in the amount of $218,740 and an increase in contract time of nine (9) working days with Granite Construction Company for the Veterans Boulevard Grade Separation Project, Project ID PW00683
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council adopt the attached 36th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 and approve Contract Change Order No. 28 in the amount of $218,740 and an increase in contract time of nine (9) working days with Granite Construction Company for the Veterans Boulevard Grade Separation Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends City Council approval of Contract Change Order No. 28 for the Veterans Boulevard Grade Separation Project to construct a Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) wall across the Carnegie Avenue right of way along the east side of the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) corridor. Construction of the proposed wall is a requirement of the project but was not included in the original contract for Granite Construction Company because the work was to be completed by the California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA). After further coordination, it was agreed that it makes sense to include this wall in Granite's contract because they are actively working to reconstruct the portion of Carnegie Avenue where the wall is proposed and remove the curren...
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