ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: 3/11/2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent – Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: 2/9/2026
SUBJECT: Contract Change Order No. 99 to Agreement No. 18-176 with Security Paving Company (increasing compensation by $30,000.00; revised not to exceed $52,042,387.03), for the Bakersfield Freeway Connector Project. (Wards 1 & 2)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the change order.
BACKGROUND:
The Bakersfield Freeway Connector Project will construct improvements along westbound State Route (SR) 58 and southbound SR-99. The improvements include an additional auxiliary lane on westbound SR- 58, realignment of the westbound SR -58 to southbound SR -99 connector, construction of a branch connector for SR -58 to southbound SR -99 and construction of a collector distributor along southbound SR-99 for the Ming Avenue off-ramps.
Contract Change Order (CCO) No. 99 provides additional funds for CCO 94, which was approved on June 26, 2024, to perform additional traffic control. The estimated funds under CCO 94 were depleted. This change order compensates the contractor for the work more specifically described under CCO 94 and results in a net increase of $30,000.00.
The Contractor has refused to sign CCO No. 99 alleging additional time and money. However, the Contractor needs to substantiate the request for time and money. In a good faith effort to make payments to the Contractor, staff recommends unilateral approval of this change order using the engineer's calculated quantities and without the Contractor's signature. If the Contractor later submits acc eptable justification for revisions to this change order, staff will review the additional information and, if changes are warranted, a supplemental change order may be in place on a future City Council Agenda.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The sum of all change orders to date on this project reflects a total cost increase of $3,455,992.03 which results in a 7.11% increase of the original contract amount as illustrated below:
Original Contract Amount = $48,586,395.00
Previous Change Orders = $3,425,992.03
Current Change Order = $30,000.00
Amended Contract Agreement after CCO = $52,042,387.03
Net Increase to date = $3,455,992.03
There is no General Fund impact associated with this change order.
Funding for this change order is available in project TRCC22 Bakersfield Freeway Connector Project.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Reliable infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Contract Change Order