Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MARCH 18, 2021
Subject
SUBJECT: I-5 NORTH COUNTY ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATIONS
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
A. ESTABLISH a life-of-project budget for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project in the amount of $679,400,000.
B. AUTHORIZE the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute project related agreements, including contract modifications, up to the authorized Life-of-Project Budget.
Issue
ISSUE
An LOP budget for the Project is required to execute contracts and pursue completion of the Project. Establishing the LOP budget at the time of contract award is consistent with the recommendations in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) Construction Management Best Practices Study Report and lessons learned regarding establishing final budgets, when adequate information (such as the receipt and validation of responsiveness of hard bids) is available.
Background
BACKGROUND
The 13.9-mile Project will improve the operations and safety of the corridor, facilitate the movement of freight and people, and accommodate expected growth in the area on I-5 from SR-14 to Parker Road. The proposed improvements include the addition of one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane in each direction, extension of trucking/freight lanes from Calgrove Blvd. to South of Weldon Canyon in the southbound direction (2.23 miles) and from the Gavin Canyon undercrossing to Calgrove Blvd. in the northbound direction (0.98 miles); auxiliary lanes at various locations along the corridor (2.5 miles); widening of 7 bridges including the Gavin Canyon Undercrossing, Calgrove Boulevard Undercrossing, Butte Canyon Bridge, Magic Mountain Parkway Undercrossing, Santa Clara Overhead, Rye Canyon Undercrossing, and Castaic Creek Bridge; and the replacement of the Weldon Canyon bridge to accommodate the proposed freeway improvements.
The Project is being delivered through a contractual partnership between Caltrans and ...
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