Agenda Item Wording:
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Notice of Completion - Authorize the filing of a Notice of Completion for the Orchard Removal Project at the East Side Regional Park.
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Deadline for Action: 3/3/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Katherine Woodhull-Fuget, Associate Engineer, Katherine.Woodhull-Fuget@visalia.city, (559) 713-4447
Eric Bons, Senior Civil Engineer, Eric.Bons@visalia.city, (559) 713-4350
Chris Crawford, City Engineer, Chris.Crawford@Visalia.city, (559) 713-4331
Jason Huckleberry, Director of Engineering and Building, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, (559) 713-4495
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the filing of a Notice of Completion for the Orchard Removal Project at the East Side Regional Park.
Background Discussion:
The East Side Orchard Removal Project consisted of removing 151 acres of walnut and pecan trees from the site of the future East Side Regional Park (ESRP). Forty of the 151 acres were cleared as part of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Flood Diversion Recharge Enhancement (FDRE) Initiative. The additional 111 acres were added as a change order and funded with city local funds from Groundwater Recharge (224), TIF (241), Recreational Facilities (211), and Storm Construction (221) funds.
The orchard removal was done by JFS Enterprises, Inc. The original construction contract amount was $285,000 for 38 acres. The final cost of the contract including change orders is $1,132,500 for a total of 151 acres of tree removal.
The following is a breakdown of the contract changes:
Errors & Omissions (E&O)
$ -
0%
Utilities (UT)
$ -
0%
Balance of Quantities (BQ)
$ -
0%
Unforeseen (UN)
$ -
0%
Change of Scope (CofS)
$ 847,500.00
297%
Total
$ 847,500.00
297%
All contract changes were City-initiated changes of scope. There were two change orde...
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