REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 10, 2020
FROM: KEVIN R. MEIKLE, Director of Aviation
Airports Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Job Order Contracting agreements:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff's determination, pursuant to Section 15301(c) Class 1 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines;
2. Approve Amendments No. 1 to Job Order Contracting agreements between City of Fresno and 1) Durham Construction Co., Inc., 2) Puma Construction Co., Inc., and 3) Mesa Energy Systems, Inc. (Council District 4)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council authorize the Director of Aviation to execute Amendments No. 1 that will provide an additional one-year term and $3 million of capacity to Job Order Contracting (JOC) agreements with Durham Construction Co., Inc., Puma Construction Co., Inc., and Mesa Energy Systems, Inc.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The JOC Program enables Airports to provide improved responsiveness on building maintenance and construction projects, including COVID-mitigation as may be necessary, at competitive "local market" pricing. The JOC Program administers competitively bid fixed-unit pricing for construction tasks from local contractors, which can be quickly accessed by the Airports Department to perform needed building repairs, maintenance, alterations, installations and other construction services.
BACKGROUND
Airports annually budgets for building maintenance and renovation projects as well as various unforeseen facility repairs. The JOC Program allows Airports to utilize pre-bid and preselected contractors for timely execution of construction projects at competitive rates. When submitting a bid through the JOC program, each bidder is agreeing to perform work as identified in a catalog of construction tasks at the listed unit cost multiplied by their respective adjustment factors (bid factor). The sum total of adjusted unit costs, as reflected in a Job Order, represents the total cos...
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