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AD-HOC CONGESTION, HIGHWAY AND ROADS COMMITTEE
MAY 17, 2017
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
MAY 18, 2017
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: I-5 SOUTH CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS FROM ORANGE COUNTY LINE TO I-605 (FUNDING AGREEMENT NO. MOU.P0004292A-3) - SEGMENT 5
ACTION: AUTHORIZE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE Contract Modification No. 42 (CCO 42) by State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the construction contract of the Segment 5 of I-5 South Capacity Improvements Project from Orange County Line to I-605 under the Funding Agreement No. MOU.P0004292A-3, in the total amount of $1,700,000 within the LOP budget.
Issue
ISSUE
Segment 5 of the I-5 South Capacity Improvements Project is between San Gabriel River and Orr & Day Road in the Cities of Norwalk and Santa Fe Springs (Attachment A - Location Map). Segment 5 scope of work includes the demolition of the Orr & Day Bridge (the Bridge) over the Union Pacific (UP) railroad tracks.
During the demolition process, UP introduced a new requirement prohibiting the debris of the demolished bridge from falling directly onto the track protection system. Therefore Caltrans was required to modify the demolition method for the Bridge from conventional cracking of concrete onto the track protection system to saw cut & remove to comply with this new requirement.
CCO 42 is to cover the cost of additional effort to remove the Bridge.
The total amount of CCO 42 exceeds $500,000 and requires Board authorization per the Staff Delegations of Contract Action Approval and Award Authority Memo, dated February 23, 2010.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
In the original construction bid package, the Contractor submitted the common industrial and conventional method of bridge removal for the Bridge, which is to crack the bridge onto the track protection system and remove the debris. However, the submittal was rejected by UP based on a new requirement that stipulates no objects to fall direc...
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