REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
March 4, 2021
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: WILLIAM C. HERR, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Construction Management Division
BY: BRIAN KUJAWSKI, Senior Engineering Inspector
Public Works Department, Construction Management Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve Contract Change Order No. 01 in the amount of $52,800 to Rehak General Engineering for the Big Dry Creek Diversion Channel Slope Reconstruction (Project ID WC00038), increasing the total contract amount to $180,000 (County of Fresno)
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council approve Contract Change Order No. 01 in the amount of $52,800 to Rehak General Engineering for the Big Dry Creek Diversion Channel Slope Reconstruction (Project ID WC00038), increasing the total contract amount to $180,000.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends that Council approve Contract Change Order No. 01 for remediation construction activities resulting from the Friant-Kern Canal Raw Water Pipeline project. This construction contract was necessary to restore a minor segment of the Big Dry Creek Diversion Channel's east bank slope to avoid further slope erosion as well as to restore to pre-existing conditions in conformance with environmental documents, thereby allowing the pipeline project to be closed out. Council approval of Contract Change Order No. 01 will allow for payment to Rehak General Engineering for placement of additional soil cement not included in the original scope of work but necessary to meet the intent of the project design. Funding is available for this change order from the adopted budget for the Department of Public Utilities.
BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2020, a contract was awarded through the informal bid process in the amount of $127,200 to Rehak General Engineering for the Big Dry Creek Diversion Channel Slope Reconstruction project. The Notice to Proceed was issued with a starting date of Septembe...
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