TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Joe Parco, City Engineer
SUBJECT:Title
Approval of HDR Change Order for Phase II Environmental Work in the Amount of $60,782 (Public Works Director Olmos).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve HDR change order for Phase II Environmental Work in the amount of $60,782 for the Sepulveda Widening Project.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
A combination of Federal, State and local funds in the amount of approximately $21 million dollars are available for this project. There are sufficient available Measure R funds for this change order (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND:
At the June 5, 2012 City Council meeting, HDR, Inc. was awarded a contract for design, environmental documentation, and right-of-way acquisition services for the Sepulveda Boulevard Bridge Widening Project.
HDR has completed approximately 90% of the final design plans. HDR is also concurrently working on the right-of-way acquisition. The project is expected to be advertised for bids in Fall 2015, with estimated award of construction contract in Spring 2016.
On January 6, 2015, City Council approved Amendment No.1 to HDR's contract in the amount of $493,091 to pay for additional design work primarily due to additional Caltrans design requirements. Major items in the amendment included new studies, seismic retrofit design, more extensive retaining wall design, additional utility relocation, and additional drainage design. City Council also approved a design contingency of $150,000 to cover future unforeseen items that may be required by Caltrans or the project. Finally, City Council directed staff to not issue individual change orders exceeding $25,000 without separate City Council approval, even if the individual change orders are with...
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