Agenda Item Wording:
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Approval of Change Orders and Notice of Completion for Downtown Projects - Approval of contract change orders for the Downtown Streetlight Project in the amount of $516,004.10 and authorization for the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Downtown Streetlight and Pavement Rehabilitation projects.
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Prepared by: 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, Engineering & Building Director, Jason.Huckleberry@visalia.city, 559-713-4495.
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends City Council authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of Completion for the Downtown Streetlight and Pavement Rehabilitation Projects and approve contract change order numbers 3, 4 and 5 for the Downtown Streetlight Project in the amount of $516,044.10.
Summary:
The project closeout documentation is now complete and staff is requesting that City Council authorize the City Manager to file a Notice of completion for the Downtown Streetlight and Pavement Rehabilitation Projects. Staff is also requesting Council approval of change order numbers 3, 4 and 5 for the Downtown Street Lighting project in the amount of $516,044.10. This amount is over the current approval limit set for the City's Change Order Committee according to the current policy. The construction change orders address the field changes due to unknown underground conflicts, required changes to the contractor's method of construction, and owner directed changes.
The downtown area is one of the oldest parts of town, projects in these areas can be difficult due to the quantity and age of the existing infrastructure. The downtown project ran into many unknown and challenging situations that had to be worked through by the contractor, consultants, and staff. This also generated a significant amount of change order paperwork that took extra time to review and nego...
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