DATE: July 7, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Award Contract 19-S-04 Fresno County Sheriff Area 2 Substation
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt Plans and Specifications for Contract 19-S-04 Fresno County Sheriff Area 2 Substation, and award to the low bidder, Klassen Corporation, 2021 Westwind Drive, Bakersfield, CA, including the base bid and all the additive bids, in the total amount of $11,364,500; and
2. Authorize the Chairman to execute Contract Change Orders up to 5% ($568,225) of the construction contract total for Contract No. 19-S-04.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will authorize the construction of a new Area 2 Sheriff Substation (Project). Approval of the second recommended action will authorize the Chairman, upon recommendation by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning (Director), to execute contract change orders as necessary to complete construction of the Project, in a cumulative amount not to exceed $568,225 (5% of the construction contract total), thus expediting the change order approval process. This item pertains to a location in District 5, the impact of which will be countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, construction of the new substation will be delayed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Transfers from the Sheriff's Vehicle Replacement ($1,000,000) and Net County Cost ($5,349,787) transferred from Interest and Miscellaneous Expenditures Org 2540, as well as committed 2006 Tobacco Securitization Bond (Tobacco) proceeds ($4,082,938) and Asset Forfeiture ($1,500,000) will fund the construction costs.
The anticipated contract construction cost for the project, based on the low bid and including the proposed allowance for change orders, is $11,932,725. Sufficient funds to cover the cost of construct...
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