TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Increase in the Construction Contingency Amount for the Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project by $148,775 (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0035
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution increasing the authority of the City Manager and/or his or her designee to approve additional work on the Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project, if necessary, by $148,775 for a total contingency amount of up to $1,027,880.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project construction award to C.A. Rasmussen was $8,791,040, with an authorized construction contingency amount of $879,105, for a total contract amount not to exceed of $9,670,145.
In addition, under the terms of an agreement between the City and RREEF America REIT II Corp BB (RREEF) related to the Manhattan Village Shopping Center development, the City agreed to develop and construct a pedestrian trail under the Sepulveda Bridge. Due to the worksite's proximity and relation to the Sepulveda Bridge Widening project, the City utilized C.A. Rasmussen to complete work on the pedestrian trail on behalf of RREEF in the amount of $252,129. The cost of this work has already been reimbursed by RREEF.
While construction on this bridge was substantially completed in September 2022, the City is still in the process of closing out this project. Due to change orders related to unforeseen field conditions, the contract work associated with the Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project totaled $9,566,791. Along with the $252,129 related to the RREEF pedestrian trail, the total cost on the contract is anticipated to surpass the current authorized amount for additional work. This necessita...
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