TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth, P.E. Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment 2 to Professional Services Agreement No. 250223B with Bureau Veritas for the Dry Creek Road Bridge Replacement Project, RDS 15-22
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 250223B with Bureau Veritas for a contract maximum of $1,265,795 for construction management services to support the construction of the Dry Creek Road Bridge. (Fiscal Impact $1,265,795; Capital Improvement Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
The Dry Creek Road Bridge over Dry Creek is 0.8 miles west of Mt. Veeder Road, over 100 years old, and in need of replacement. Caltrans identified the bridge as structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, and unstable due to scour under the north abutment. The width is only 18 feet between the bridge barriers, which does not meet the Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standard of 11-foot minimum lanes.
The proposed bridge structure would consist of an approximately 80-foot-long by 32-foot-wide single-span concrete slab bridge that is constructed on pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete girders. The project also includes 900 feet of new roadway to remove two curves in Dry Creek Road. County staff anticipates that the contractor will build the project in four stages to minimize the disruption to traffic and this would require work in Dry Creek over two summers.
After County staff conducted a competitive solicitation for construction management services, the Board awarded Agreement No. 250223B to Bureau Veritas on November 12, 2024. The original Agreement's scope was limited to constructability review to address potential issues and conflicts before the construction work was put out to bid.
On May 6, 2025, the Board awarded the competitively bid construction contract to Gordon N. Ball, Inc., approved Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No....
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