REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
September 15, 2016
FROM: BRIAN MARSHALL, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: JIM SCHAAD, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a contract change order in the amount of $31,362.15, for change order work associated with Fresno Area Express Compressed Natural Gas Station Electrical Services Upgrade project (BF 3414)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve Contract Change Order No. 8 in the amount of $31,362.15, to settle cost impacts associated with a specification revision to the emergency back-up generator included in Fresno Area Express (FAX) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Station Electrical Services Upgrade project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
During the course of the FAX CNG Station Electrical Service Upgrade project, it was discovered the plans and specifications for a new 1250 kW emergency back-up generator included a fuel tank that was determined to be in noncompliance with Fresno Fire Department (FFD) Policy 402.003. Staff worked with the FFD and Building Division on a solution that will allow for the installation of the generator unit with a revised integral fuel tank. The cost impacts associated with the change in fuel tank type, including project delays, labor and four (4) additional contract days, were negotiated in the amount of $31,362.15.
BACKGROUND
On December 3, 2015, Council approved the award of a construction contract to Big Valley Electric of Stockton, California to construct FAX CNG Electrical Services Upgrade project. The project provides additional electrical service capacity through the replacement of the main switchboard and associated components. The additional electrical capacity is needed to support the full build out of the CNG fueling station and provide capacity for future capital improvements. Due to the need for additional electrical capacity, the project includes the replacement of the existing emergency back-up generator with a new 1...
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