TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Katherine Doherty, City Engineer
Marzena Laskowska, Senior Civil Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution to Increase the Contingency Amount on the Construction Agreement with RAMCO General Engineering Contractors, Inc. by $15,502.15 for the Ceramic Studios Renovation Kiln Installation Project and Accept as Complete the Work Performed by RAMCO Engineering Construction, Inc. (No Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Lee).
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 25-0008
B) ACCEPT
C) AUTHORIZE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-0008 to authorize the City Manager and/or his or her designee to approve additional construction work by RAMCO General Engineering Contractors, Inc. (RAMCO) for the Ceramics Studios Kiln Installation Project (Kiln Project) up to $42,879.45, increasing the construction contingency by $15,502.15;
2. Formally accept as complete the RAMCO construction agreement for the Kiln Project;
3. Authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Clerk's office; and
4. Approve the release of retention for $15,832.62 to RAMCO.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Sufficient funds of $15,502.15 are currently available for the increased construction contingency on the construction agreement with RAMCO in the Kiln Project Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget within the CIP Fund. A Project Budget and Expenditures Summary Report is attached.
BACKGROUND:
The Kiln Project installed a new ceramics kiln adjacent to two existing kilns in the outside area of the Ceramic Studios building located in Live Oak Park. The new kiln will replace the two existing kilns that have reached the end of their useful lives and will become backup systems, thereby enhancing offerings of the Ceramic Studio programs and classes ...
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