ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 5, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Randy McKeegan
DATE: July 20, 2026
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 2023-194 with Kern Masonry Structures, Inc. (increase compensation $200,000; revised not to exceed $1,600,000) and extend the term by one year to continue block wall repair. (Citywide)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the amendment.
BACKGROUND:
On August 9, 2023, the City Council approved the Annual Contract for block wall repair. with Kern Masonry Structures, Inc., in the amount of $400,000; renewable annually thereafter for four consecutive one-year periods.
Per the terms of the contract, amendments increasing the contract and/or extending the contract has been approved as follows:
• Amendment 1 approved May 8, 2024; increased compensation by $200,000 for a revised not to exceed amount of $600,000.
• Amendment 2 approved July 24, 2024; increased compensation by $600,00 for a revised not to exceed amount of $1,200,000 and extended the term by one year to August 8, 2025. • Amendment 3 approved July 23, 2025; increased compensation by $200,00 for a revised not to exceed amount of $1,200,000 and extended the term by one year to August 8, 2026.
This on -call as -needed co ntract provides for block wall repair of City owned masonry walls within landscape streetscapes throughout the City. The Recreation and Parks Department is responsible for maintenance and repair of block walls typically damaged by traffic accidents.
If approved, Amendment No. 4 will increase compensation by $200,000 for a revised not to exceed amount of $1,600,000 to allow the continuance of block wall repair services to the term date of August 8, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funds are budgeted in the Recreation and Parks operating budget for the work performed under this contract.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Safety and Resilience
ATTACHMENTS:
Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 2023-194