REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Jason Simpson, City Manager
Prepared by:Remon Habib, City Engineer
Date:July 8, 2025
Subject: Change Order No.1 with Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District to Provide Construction Inspection Services for the Camino Del Norte Sewer Extension Project. EVMWD W.O. 2025-00164-INS
Recommendation
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute Change Order No. 1 with Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District for $76,240.00 to provide Inspection Construction Services for the Camino Del Norte Sewer Extension Project.
Background
On January 28, 2025, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with Aneen Construction Inc. to provide Public Works Construction Services for the Camino Del Norte Sewer Extension Improvements Project. The City paid an initial Inspection deposit to EVMWD in the amount of $29,900.00 on March 18, 2025, at project commencement.
During the field verification and construction survey staking, contractor Aneen Construction Inc. discovered that the Contract plans contained a major design error. The design plans were prepared by Ardurra Inc., an engineering design firm with experience working on Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD) facilities. The design plans were reviewed and approved by EVMWD in January of 2025 prior to the City advertising the project for construction. Additional inspection by EVMWD is now necessary due to the actual existing manhole depth changing from
12.2 feet on the plans to an actual depth of 25.2 feet observed in the field. Additional field conditions encountered include breaking up of boulders and chipping away rock that is much shallower than anticipated. These issues have contributed to a lower production rate and more inspection effort by EVMWD than originally anticipated.
EVMWD is requesting that the City provide additional funding for construction inspection fees for the project to remain on track. The expected completion date is now July 2025.
Inspection Funding Request EVMWD
Discussion
The requested additional funds by the district will cover the following:
•Facility Installation Inspections
•Facility Testing Inspections
•Punchlist Walk
•As-Built Drawings
•Record Notice of Completion
•1-Year Warranty Inspection
•Close out
Fiscal Impact
Inspection Change Order Funding Request No. 1 to EVMWD will result in a revised total inspection cost of $106,140.00. The original inspection amount was $64,000.00.
Attachments
Attachment 1- Change Order No. 1
Exhibit A - Additional Funds Request Letter
Attachment 2 – Inspection Check Initial Funds Calculation Engineering