Agenda Item Wording:
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Ponding Basin Change Order Request - Consideration and action related to Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park Site: 1. Approve Change Order No. 8 for an HDPE Bore related to Landscape & Irrigation Improvements, in the amount of $188,228.
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Deadline for Action: 2/20/2024
Submitting Department : Engineering & Building Department
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.city, 713-4541
Alvin Dias, Parks & Facilities Manager, Alvin.Dias@visalia.city, 713-4564
Lupe Garcia, Acting City Engineer, Lupe.Garcia@visalia.city, 713-4197
Jason Huckleberry, Eng. & Bldg. Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider and take the following actions related to Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park:
1. Approve Change Order No. 8 for and HDPE Bore related to Landscape & Irrigation Improvements, in the amount of $188,228.
Summary:
On December 19, 2023, the City Council awarded a contract to Emmett's Excavation, Inc. for the construction of Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park (ESRP), consisting of the Base Bid + Alternate Bid 2 + Alternate Bid 3 + Alternate Bid 4 in the amount of $5,150,913.50 and approved Change Order No. 1, a reduction amount of $582,069.00. The construction contract does not include the grant required Landscape & Irrigation (L&I) of the Basin. The civil construction is nearing completion, and the City's Purchasing Division will soon issue the Request for Bids (RFB) related to the L&I. If approved, this change order will allow the current contractor, Emmett's Excavation to install a needed HDPE Bore underneath the Packwood Creek. The bore is necessary to supply water from Well No. 1, located north of the creek, to Basin G, which is located south of creek.
Background Discussion:
Several years ago, our City's leaders began proacti...
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