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RESOLUTION NO. -24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT CHANGE ORDER WITH KEREX ENGINEERING, INC. FOR THE TAYLOR BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIVIC DRIVE TO RUTH DRIVE) PROJECT NO. 01-23
WHEREAS, the City has adopted the FY 2022–2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), which includes the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23, (Project MK-3B) in the CIP as a funded Project; and
WHEREAS, the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23 will construct a new traffic signal at the intersection of Taylor Boulevard and Civic Drive, new sidewalk on the north side of Taylor Boulevard between Civic Drive and Ruth Drive, and new sidewalk on both sides of Civic Drive; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2023, via Resolution No. 28-23, the City Council awarded the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23 to Kerex Engineering (Contractor) in the base bid amount of $1,465,424.50. The project bid documents also included an alternate bid item to construct sidewalk on the west side of Civic Drive (the east side was included in the base bid) in the amount of $69,362.00. The project construction cost totaled $1,534,786.50 ($1,465,424.50 + $69,362.00) plus 10 percent contingency funds in the amount of $154,213.50, for a total not-to-exceed construction cost of $1,689,000; and WHEREAS, a contract between the City of Pleasant Hill and Kerex Engineering, Inc. was executed on June 15, 2023, for the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23; and
WHEREAS, City staff has obtained a proposed change order from Kerex Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $127,462.58 with an added 10 percent contingency of $12,746.26 (total change order cost of $140,208.84) for the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23 currently under construction; and WHEREAS, the City Council Budget Committee reviewed and recommended that City Council adopt this resolution at its February 21, 2024 meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill that
1. The City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute a contract change order (Exhibit 1) with Kerex Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $127,462.58 for the replacement of the damaged traffic signal pole foundation, installation of striping on Norse Drive, additional PG&E connection work, and landscaping for the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23.
2. The City Council authorizes an additional 10 percent in contingency funds, or $12,746.26, for a total not-to-exceed change order cost of $140,208.84 at the unit prices set forth in Kerex Engineering, Inc.’s proposal.
3. The City Council authorizes the transfer of $92,335 from the City’s Measure K pedestrian and bike program for FY 2023/24, increasing the budget for the Taylor Boulevard Improvements Project (Civic Drive to Ruth Drive) Project No. 01-23 to $1,829,208.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of February, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MATTHEW RINN, Mayor
ATTEST:
LYONE P. CONNER, City Clerk