REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: DEJAN PAVIC, PE, Public Utilities Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: MARTIN WENDELS, Project Manager
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Contract Change Order No. 9 to the construction contract with Garney Construction, for the Kings River Pipeline Project, to increase the total construction contract amount by $2,207,730 and add 156 days in the contract time (Council District 5 and Fresno County)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that City Council approve the Contract Change Order (CCO) No. 9 to Garney Construction, (Contractor) for the City of Fresno's (City's) Kings River Pipeline Project (Project). CCO No. 9 is the result of the mediated settlement agreement, which was approved by Council on June 13, 2019, and is the final change order to close out the construction contract for the Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Utilities Planning & Engineering, requests the approval of CCO No. 9 for the Project. CCO No. 9 is the result of the mediated settlement agreement and is the final change order to close out the construction contract for the Project. The construction work is complete and the Project is operational. This CCO No. 9 incorporates compensation for claims filed by the Contractor, a credit for unused mediator allowance, and adds a total of 156 days to the contract time. The approval of CCO No. 9, cumulatively with the previously approved CCO No. 1 through CCO No. 8, will increase the original contract amount by 5.73 percent to a new total construction contract value of $48,194,739.48. The cost of CCO No. 9 will be covered by contingency allowance within the Project budget and is funded by the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) State Revolving Fund (SRF) Low Interest Loa...
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