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
WILLIAM JAY RATLIFF, Senior Engineering Inspector
Capital Projects Department, Construction Management Division
SUBJECT
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Approve Contract Change Order No. 05 with American Paving Company in the amount of $53,327.38 for the Audubon Drive and Nees Avenue Traffic Signal Modification and Roadway Reconstruction Project, Project ID PW00806 (Council District 2).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve Contract Change Order No. 05 with American Paving Company in the amount of $53,327.38 for price escalations involved with delays to the project start date due to relocation of PG&E utilities.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PG&E commenced their electrical relocation work in early 2022 with the expectation to complete the relocation work prior to the award of the Audubon Drive and Nees Avenue Traffic Signal Modification and Roadway Reconstruction Project. This is when PG&E discovered an undocumented fiber optic cable that had been pulled into an electrical vault that was being relocated to allow for the roadway widening. The original PG&E agreement with the City of Fresno did not include any fiber related relocation, and the relocation of this cable was a change to the scope of the original agreement. PG&E worked with City of Fresno staff to reengineer the PG&E plans and amend the original agreement between City of Fresno and PG&E. The reengineered plan, amended agreement, and the completion of the work was not completed until April 2023. The delays to PG&E's utility relocation work resulted in a delay to the start of the City's Contract Work.
American Paving Company submitted the final documents related to Claim No. 01 on July 12, 2023, detailing the labor and material cost escalations...
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