Subject: FOXWORTHY AVENUE BRIDGE AT GUADALUPE RIVER CONTRACT CHANGE
ORDER #8
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 7
Approval of Contract Change Order (CCO) No. 8 with R.G. W. Construction, Inc. for the Foxworthy Avenue Bridge at Guadalupe River Project in the amount of $117,000.00, increasing the total contract amount to $2,435,960.72, and increasing the contingency from $210,000 to $276,000.
In 1998, the City of San José, in cooperation with Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) and the Rubino Development (The Willows by KB Homes), developed a bridge project to extend Foxworthy Avenue over the Guadalupe River as a part of the General Plan transportation network and to improve traffic circulation in the Capitol Auto Mall area. This bridge has been constructed and will replace the existing Hillsdale Avenue Bridge located approximately 600 feet south of the Foxworthy Avenue Bridge. The existing Hillsdale Avenue Bridge will be removed, as it is required in order to receive Federal Highway Bridge Removal and Replacement (HBRR) Funds.
The bridge has been open to traffic and pedestrians since January 2002. Project challenges have since included working through issues relative to utility relocations and creek bank stabilization. These issues have now been resolved and the project is near final completion.
During the demolition of the Hillsdale Avenue Bridge, unsuitable soil was discovered in the river channel. City staff coordinated this matter with SCVWD. City staff instructed the contractor to excavate and remove all the unsuitable materials, re-grade both river banks, and provide additional slope protection along both river banks. City staff also noticed that additional guard rail was needed to provide the necessary traffic safety with the re-graded riverbanks.
This change order is for the extra work to remove unsuitable material from the river channel, re-grade and install slope protection along both river banks, and install guard rails along both river banks. The City and the contractor agreed that the extra work would be paid for by a change order on a time and material basis. City staff has reviewed all the back-up documentation submitted by the contractor and finds $117,000 for the extra work to be correct. Staff recommends approving CCO #8 in the amount of $117,000.
Not applicable.
This project and memo have been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office, the City Manager’s Budget Office and the Departments of Finance, Transportation, Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement and Environmental Services.
COST IMPLICATIONS
1. AMOUNT OF RECOMMENDATION: $117,000
2. COST OF PROJECT:
|
Construction |
$2,174,426.00 |
|
Contract Change Order #8 |
117,000.00 |
|
Previous Contract Change Orders |
144,534.72 |
|
Sub-Total |
$2,435,960.72 |
|
|
|
|
Consultant Services |
80,000.00 |
|
Design and Construction |
315,000.00 |
|
Contingency Remaining* |
14,465.28 |
|
TOTAL |
$2,845,426.00 |
*Note: The remaining contingency is for the pending CCOs.
3. SOURCE OF FUNDING: 429 - Building and Structure Construction Tax Fund
Fund: Building and Structure Construction Tax Fund (Fund 429)
APPN: 6430
RC: 066943
Amount: $230,000*
Budget Document: 2002-2003 Adopted Capital Budget, P. 768, amended February 11, 2003, with Ordinance No. 26833.
*Note: Most of the project expenditures have occurred in prior years.
CEQA
Resolution No. 67894.
KATY ALLEN
Director, Public Works Department