Agenda Item Wording:
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Notice of Completion - Authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Landscape & Irrigation of Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park.
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Deadline for Action: 2/18/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, (559) 713-4541
Christopher Crawford, City Engineer, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Landscape & Irrigation of Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park.
Background Discussion:
On May 20, 2024, the City Council awarded the construction contract for RFB 23-24-16 to Quality Landscape Construction Inc. (QLC) in the amount of $672,656.45 for the Landscape & Irrigation of Groundwater Recharge Basin G at the East Side Regional Park.
The contractor's scope of work included construction of landscape & irrigation for the area around the new Basin G, which is situated at the northwest corner of the intersection of E. Mineral King Avenue and Road 152, in the City of Visalia. The work included installation of a new irrigation system, connection to the water source, an irrigation controller, and tree and shrub planting. Mulch and hydroseed were also installed throughout the area. The work also included a twelve (12) month maintenance and repair period, which will run through February 2026.
The City Council awarded this contract to QLC in the amount of $672,656.45. The final QLC construction cost included three (3) construction change orders for a total project cost of $706,395.50. The total construction change orders amounted to $33,739.05, or 5.02% of the construction cost, as shown below.
Classification
Cost
Percent
Errors & Omissions (E & O)
$ 31,393.05
4.70%
Utilities (UT)
$ 0
0.00%
Balance of Quantities (BQ)
$ 0
0.0...
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