TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: James Reese - Associate Engineer
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Change Order No. 10 Exceeding the Director of Public Works' Authority and Award of Construction Contract for the Chiles Pope Valley Road Bridge Replacement RDS 15-23 Restoration and Monitoring Project.
RECOMMENDATION
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Award a Construction Contract for the Chiles Pope Valley Road Bridge Replacement RDS 15-23 Restoration and Monitoring Project to Empire Landscaping Inc.; approve and authorize the Director of Public Works to execute Contract Change Order No. 10 to Agreement No. 240254B with Gordon N. Ball, Inc., to increase the maximum compensation from $6,246,112 to $7,724,881; and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $1,007,704; Roads Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
This item is to achieve two objectives, authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a contract change order that exceeds his delegated authority; and award a construction contract for required mitigation planting and monitoring work.
On January 23, 2024, the Board awarded the bridge replacement construction contract to Gordon N. Ball, Inc. of Alamo, California, in the amount of $6,246,113, and approved a budget amendment of $9,181,038 to fully fund construction. The project site is located approximately 2.1 miles north of State Route 128. Construction occurred during the spring, summer, and fall of 2024, and the project is substantially complete. Remaining work includes installation of the planting irrigation and monitoring, as well as final settlement of a contractor claim related to hard drilling conditions.
Mitigation planting and an irrigation system are required by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) because the project involved work within Chiles Creek. Napa County entered into Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement No. ...
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