ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: August 26, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Agreements TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Zachary Meyer, Public Works Director
DATE: August 5, 2026
SUBJECT: Contract Change Order No.7 to Agreement No. 2024-192. with C.A Rasmussen Inc. ($92,583.43; revised not to exceed $16,538,880.19) for the Friant Kern Canal Multi-Use Path (Wards 3 & 4)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the change order.
BACKGROUND:
The work to be performed consists, in general, of a 6-mile-long multiuse path from the Kern River Channel to 7th Standard Road. The trail would run in a north -south orientation. The trail would be 12 -feet-wide and constructed of asphalt with 4-foot-wide dirt shoulders. A chain-linked fence would be installed on both sides of the trail where fencing does not exist. There will be three new multiuse path crossing s (bridges) within the Friant Kern Canal right of way and a fourth over the Burlington Northen Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad right of way. The three-path crossings consist of a bridge crossing over the outfall of the Friant-Kern Canal located within the Kern River floodplain, a golf cart path undercrossing adjacent to the Links at Riverlakes Golf Course, and a bridge adjacent to Madison Grove Park spanning the Friant Kern Canal. A prefabricated pedestrian overcrossing steel stru ctured bridge would be constructed over the BNSF railway. The trail would be used for alternative transportation and recreation; as well as serve as an interconnection to community parks, school, shopping center s, and the Kern River Parkway. The trail would increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety, promote active modes of transportation, and reduce traffic congestion.
Trail Improvements and Railroad Overcrossing
The 12-feet-wide asphalt trail runs from the Kern River to 7 th Standard Road. Appropriate s triping, pavement markings, and associated signage would be installed along the trail; existing poles would be utilized to the greatest extent practical. This package also includes the BNSF Railroad Overcrossing.
Three Crossings
The work to be performed consists, in general, of the construction of three multiuse path crossings within the Friant -Kern Canal right of way (Bureau of Reclamation’s right of away). The work includes the construction of a new pedestrian bridge crossing over the outfall of the Friant-Kern Canal located within the Kern River floodplain, the construction of a golf cart path undercrossing adjacent to the Links at River- lakes Golf Course and within the Friant -Kern Canal right of way, and the construction of a pedestrian bridge crossing over the Friant-Kern Canal and adjacent to Madison Grove Park also within the Friant Canal right of way.
The items of work includes utility relocation, earthwork, rock slope protection, reinforced concrete construction, furnishing and installing prefabricated steel truss bridges, furnishing and installing precast concrete arch system, construction of drainage items, pavement repair, fencing, NPDES compliance, and dust control, all in compliance with the plans and special provision.
Change Order No. 7 provides for the adjustment of several contract item quantities that had to be either increased or decreased. These item adjustments will result in a net increase of $92,583.43
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project is funded by federal ATP Funds, federal CMAQ funds, and local funds.
The total cost increase for Contract Change Order No.7 is $92,583.43. This is the seventh change order on the project and reflects a total project cost increase of $339,826.46 (2.05 percent increase of the original contract amount) as illustrated below.
Original Contract Amount
=
$ 16,199,053.73
Total of Previous Change Order approved by council = $ 247,243.03 Current Contract Change Order # 7 = $ 92,583.43 Amended Contract Amount after Change Order = $16,538,880.19 Net Increase to Date = $339,826.46
COUNCIL GOAL:
Community Character & Quality of Life
Reliable Infrastructure
ATTACHMENTS:
Contract Change Order No.7