DATE: January 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Award Contract 24-15-C CSA 1 Tamarack Water Infrastructure Replacement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt plans and specifications for Contract 24-15-C CSA 1 Tamarack Water Infrastructure Replacement, Department of Water Resources Project No. 4600015689 and award to the lowest bidder DG Construction, Inc., in the total amount of $1,712,241 for the base bid and Additive 2; and
2. Authorize the Chairman to issue a change order to add the bid amount for Additive 1 of $510,388 if funding from the Department of Water Resources is approved.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will authorize the award the base bid and Additive 2 of a State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) grant funded water infrastructure replacement project.
Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the Chairman to award Additive 1 of the project pending approval of additional funds from DWR.
This item pertains to a location in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended action is not approved, the project will be delayed or will not be constructed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. This project is 100% funded through the Small Community Drought Relief Program grant received through DWR and accepted by your Board on June 20, 2023. The maximum amount of the grant is $2,098,240. The anticipated construction cost for the project is $1,835,872, comprised of the low bid's base bid and Additive 2 totaling $1,712,241, plus the Director's allowance for change orders of $123,631. Should the additional funds be authorized by DWR, the anticipated construction cost for the project is $2,346,260, based on the initial award of $1,835,872, the Chairman's change order of $510,338 for Additive 1, plus the Director's allowance for change orders of $123,631. Sufficien...
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