RESOLUTION R2025-XXX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, State of California, AUTHORIZING a $59,095 increase to the Nile Garden Water Supply Project Contingency from $560,000 to $619,095 to cover the cost for Change Order 3, expenditure of the remaining grant amount, and construction work to continue WHEREAS, the City of Manteca (City) and the Manteca Unified School District (MUSD) collaborated to obtain a grant of approximately $8.4 million from the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) to construct Well 30 and all ancillary equipment needed to provide drinking water to Nile Garden Elementary School as part of the Nile Garden Well 30 Water Supply Project CIP 21026 and 21034 (Project); and WHEREAS, the Project is comprised of two phases. Phase 1 Drilling, includes the drilling of Well 30 and was completed in May 2024. Phase 2 Equipping , is currently under construction and includes the installation of the well pump, building, ancillary equipment, arsenic treatment system, connection to the City’s existing distribution system, and a water line to Nile Garden Elementary School; and WHEREAS, on June 20, 2023, City Council awarded construction of Phase 1 Drilling to Nor-Cal Pumping Services for $927,853; and WHEREAS, in February 2024, during the drilling of the well, unsuitable soil conditions were encountered resulting in a collapse of the well boring that required additional data gathering, reevaluation of design assumptions and design adjustment, which created additional design and construction costs for the project; and WHEREAS, on March 5, 2024, City Council awarded construction of Phase 2 Equipping to T&S Construction for $4,925,000, which included a contingency of $560,000; and WHEREAS, in September 2024, during the installation of the pipeline to Nile Garden Elementary School, utility conflicts were discovered in the field, necessitating a change in design and resulting in construction change orders; and WHEREAS, the differing site conditions encountered, at the well site and along the pipeline alignment resulted in the following change orders:
• Chane Order No.1, $16,259.12 for additional excavation for change in foundation design. • Change Order No. 2, $224,568.01 for change in pipe material. • Change Order No. 3, $355,343.11 for change in foundation design and Conflict with SSJID facilities; and WHEREAS, the total change order of $596,170.24 exceeds the previously approved Project Contingency of $560,000; and WHEREAS, in February 2025, the city requested an additional $700,000 in funding from the State Water Board into cover the required additional design changes and construction costs associated with differing site conditions discovered during construction. The additional funding request is being routed through the State’s approval process; and WHEREAS, the $59,095 increase in project contingency requested allows for payment of Change Order 3, expenditure of the remaining grant amount, and construction work to continue; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Manteca, as follows:
The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in the recitals to this Resolution are true and correct, and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s adoption of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby authorizes a $59,095 increase to the Nile Garden Water Supply Project Contingency from $560,000 to $619,095 to cover the cost for Change Order 3, expenditure of the remaining grant amount, and construction work to continue.
The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager or designee to apply for permits, apply for State and Federal grants, solicit project funding support, complete and execute all associated documents, and take all appropriate actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the resolution.
This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Manteca at a public meeting of said City Council held on the 4th day of March 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR: __________________________
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI
Director of Legislative Services/City Clerk
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