To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Rosa N. Corona, Assistant Engineer
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Downtown Public Restrooms Budget Appropriation
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing a budget appropriation in the amount of $30,000 for the Downtown Restrooms Project and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
On December 19, 2017, City Council adopted Resolution R2017-172 authorizing the Public Works Director to award and execute a construction contract with Vila Construction Co. for the Downtown Restrooms - West Street and Main Street Parking Lots project and to approve contract amendments and charges for project services in the total amount of $198,500. The breakdown for that total amount was:
Construction Bid Amount - $165,416
Contingency for unforeseen conditions (10% of bid) - $16,542
Construction Management, Inspection and Testing (10% of bid) - $16,542
Construction proceeded with the work successfully completed and the restrooms opened to the public on April 17, 2018.
During construction, unforeseen conditions occurred that were not contemplated in the design and affected the budget:
1. Buried man-made objects: While trenching for the new utilities, remnants of the building that was on the site prior to it being a parking lot were discovered. As a result, the contractor was directed to remove and dispose of the conflicting buried concrete/brick material encountered to install the new water, sewer, and electrical utility lines. Total extra cost = $ 1,556
2. PG&E Electric: The Main Street location required electrical power to be provided by PG&E from a nearby electrical facility. PG&E's schedule for completing their portion of work for providing power to the restroom was double the number of contract working days for the project. This triggered a significant amount of extra const...
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