RESOLUTION NO. 2024-50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET, APPROPRIATING $2,000,000 TO FUND 204, $4,105,468 to FUND 261 AND $750,000 TO FUND 504 FOR THE RANCHERO ROAD CORRIDOR WIDENING PROJECT, PHASE III-RANCHERO ROAD AQUEDUCT CROSSING, C.O. 7139 SECTION WHEREAS, on November 4, 2021, the City awarded a contract to Sully-Miller Contracting Company for construction of the Ranchero Road Corridor Widening Project, Phase III (C.O. Nos. 7094, 7131, 7146, 7139 and7154) (Project); and WHEREAS, the Project has experienced unanticipated challenges most notably, a significant delay in receipt of the Department of Water Resources (DWR) final permit to proceed with construction of the bridge over the aqueduct; and WHEREAS, the delay in the ability to commence bridge work necessitates a cost escalation adjustment to the contract bid items of $5,014,335 and two Contract Change Orders of $950,161 for a total of $5,964,496; and WHEREAS, there are three additional pending Contract Change Orders with an estimated total of $267,748; and WHEREAS, the total contract amendment is $6,232,244, plus a 10% contingency based on the total estimated bridge cost of $623,224, totaling $6,855,468; and WHEREAS, on June 18, 2024, the City Council adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget; and WHEREAS, the FY 2024-2025 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget includes funds for the Ranchero Road Aqueduct Crossing, C.O. No. 7139 in the amount of $10,384,262, and $1,281,758 for roadway improvements from Seventh Avenue to Mariposa Road, for a total of $11,606,020 for the Project; and WHEREAS, the City received $750,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant funds from the County of San Bernardino and the City plans to use $4,105,468 of ARPA funds; and WHEREAS, the contract amendment requires additional funding in the amount of $6,855,468; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the recitals above are true and correct and adopted as findings.
Section 2. That the City Council of the City of Hesperia approves the budget amendments by making appropriations for:
Section 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions. and adopted by as findings.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 1st day of October, 2024.
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Larry Bird, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Erin Baum, Assistant City Clerk
Resolution No. 2024-50
Amend CIP Budget for C.O. 7139