Agenda Item Wording:
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Award East Side Regional Park Basin D Construction Project - Authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to Avison Construction for the East Side Regional Park Recharge Basin D Project in the amount of $2,608,150; approve Change Order Number One for a scope change in the reduction amount of ($89,800); and appropriate an additional $831,530 from the funds identified in this report.
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Prepared by:
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, 713-4541; Rebecca.Keenan@visalia.gov
Christopher Crawford, City Engineer, 713-4331; Chris.Crawford@visalia.gov
Jason Huckleberry, Eng & Bldg. Director, 713-4495; Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award the construction contract to Avison Construction, Inc., for the East Side Regional Park Recharge Basin D Project in the amount of $2,608,150; approve Change Order Number One for a scope change in the reduction amount of ($89,800); and appropriate an additional $831,530 from the funds identified in this report.
Summary:
The City obtained a $1.9 million Green Infrastructure Grant for the construction of Basin D at the East Side Regional Park (ESRP). The project is designed to construct Recharge Basin D, pipes, structures, dry wells, trails, a small parking lot, a half street entrance, and a picnic arbor. However, staff is recommending that the Council authorize staff to defer the construction of the picnic arbor until a later construction project because it will not be easily monitored until more park/basin development occurs in that area. Approval of Change Order No. 1 will remove the bid items related to the picnic arbor. Construction of Basin D will go towards the goal of completing the seven (7) groundwater recharge basins master planned to be located at this site.
On October 8, 2025, the City Purchasing Division received and opened five (5) bid packages for this project. JT2 Inc. Todd ...
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