Reso. No. xx-24
RESOLUTION NO. xx-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH GHILOTTI BROS., INC. FOR THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD PROJECT FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,677,134.37
WHEREAS, the Yellow Brick Road Project is the first phase in the City’s effort to implement the Yellow Brick Road Iron Triangle Walkable Neighborhood Plan, which was adopted by the City Council on May 19, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Yellow Brick Road is a community led effort to designate and implement safe walking and bicycling routes for Iron Triangle Neighborhood residents to increase walking and bicycling modes of transportation to and from places of interest including schools, parks, downtown Richmond (including health care facilities, shopping destinations, Post Office, etc.), the Richmond multimodal station, the Richmond Greenway, and the Bay Trail; and
WHEREAS, the project limits are 7th Street from Ripley Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue, 8th Street from Ohio Avenue to Lincoln Avenue, and Pennsylvania Avenue from 2nd Street to Harbour Way. The scope of work includes pedestrian safety improvements including crosswalks, traffic circles, bulbouts, sidewalk and roadway improvements, striping, traffic and pedestrian signals and lighting, and storm drain improvement; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2021, City Council awarded a construction contract to Ghilotti Bros., Inc., for the Yellow Brick Road Project for an amount not to exceed $7,542,695.05, including construction contingencies; and
WHEREAS, during construction, delays and unforeseen existing conditions required that additional work be performed outside of the original contract scope; and
WHEREAS, staff desires to amend the total contract amount for an amount not to exceed $7,677,134.37, which includes $54,439.32 for unforeseen work and a contingency amount of $80,000 for potential additional change orders; and authorize the Director of Public Works to approve construction change orders, if necessary, for a contingency amount of $80,000; and
WHEREAS, by the agenda report (“Agenda Report”) accompanying this resolution the City Council has been provided with additional information upon which the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution are based.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council finds the above recitals are true and correct and have served, together with the Agenda Report, as the basis for the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes an amendment to the construction contract with Ghilotti Bros., Inc. for the Yellow Brick Road Project in the amount of $134,439.32, for an amended total contract amount not to exceed $7,677,134.37, which includes $54,439.32 for additional unforeseen work and a contingency amount of $80,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the Director of Public Works to approve change orders, if necessary, for up a contingency amount up to $80,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council designates the City Clerk as the custodian of the documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision herein is based. These documents may be found at the office of the City Clerk at the Richmond City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, California 94804.
Reso. No. xx-24
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held April 16, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney