Approve Amendment #4 to C-3-2654
Orange County Transportation Authority for I-405 Improvement Project November 18, 2025
BACKGROUND
Initial work for the I-405 project started in 2001 – planning and programming OCTA awarded design-build project to OC405 Builders January 2017 OCTA entered into Cooperative Agreements with all of the local agencies along the project corridor in 2016 to facilitate tasks needed to complete the project and compensate agencies for expenses/efforts and pavement impacts due to project detours The current amendment allows OCTA to pay Huntington Beach an additional $1,331,000 for pavement impacts Staff has continued to work with Caltrans to finalize the Freeway Maintenance Agreement, which is being presented separately
NEED/WHY/BENEFITS
The Cooperative Agreement outlines various efforts that each party will undertake or participate in to complete the project The agreement also includes financial reimbursement terms for various City efforts including $682,737 for impacts to City arterial pavement due to construction detours Amendment to current agreement is needed to authorize payment of an additional $1,331,000 to the City for pavement impacts beyond what was originally anticipated
DETAILS
The City has already received $682,737 for pavement mitigation costs – pavement life impacts due to freeway detours onto local streets A post construction analysis identified impacts beyond what was originally expected Current agreement authorizes an additional reimbursement amount of $1,331,000 to compensate the City for the additional impacts – primarily on Bolsa Avenue The amendment also includes a minor update for completion of the Freeway Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the amendment to Cooperative Agreement C-3-2654 with OCTA and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement
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