Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
JULY 18, 2019
Subject
SUBJECT: I-5 SOUTH CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS FROM ORANGE COUNTY LINE TO I-605
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE Contract Modification No. 106 (CCO 106) by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the construction contract of Segment 2 (Valley View) of the I-5 South Capacity Enhancements Project from I-605 to Orange County Line (Project) under Funding Agreement No. MOU.P0004292, Amendment No. 3, in the amount of up to $983,655 within the overall corridor Life of Project (LOP) budget.
Issue
ISSUE
The Project includes freeway widening and construction of HOV lanes and other improvements between I-605 and the Orange County Line. The State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) designed and is managing construction of the Project.
For Segment 2 between Artesia Boulevard and North Fork Coyote Creek, the work in Coyote Creek, part of Stage 2 construction, was originally scheduled to start on April 16, 2019, but cannot start until July 2019 due to delays caused by various differing site conditions, design changes, rainy weather, and utilities relocations which include high pressure gas lines, crude oil lines, water supply lines, communication lines, and power distribution and transmission lines. In order to complete the work by the targeted date of October 15, 2019 to not impact the rest of the Project, Caltrans and the contractor agreed to accelerate the work with a mutually agreed upon cost escalation of up to $983,655.
CCO 106 authorizes up to $983,655 to accelerate the work in Coyote Creek for Stage 2. Contract modifications exceeding $500,000 require Board authorization. ...
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