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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 4
ACTION: AUTHORIZE CONTRACT MODIFICATION
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RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE Contract Modification No. 115 (CCO 115) by State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the construction contract of the Segment 4 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 $577,500 within the LOP budget.
Issue
ISSUE
Segment 4 (I-5 at Imperial Highway) and Segment 5 (I-5 at Florence Avenue) of the I-5 South Capacity Improvements Project are two adjacent projects. The Imperial Highway Project is from Orr & Day Road to Silverbow Avenue and the Florence Avenue Project is between Orr & Day Road and the San Gabriel River. (Attachment A - Location Map)
The construction stage 2C of Segment 4, which was designed to move the traffic to the outside lanes of the freeway in both directions to accommodate construction of inside lanes, was scheduled to begin on March 10, 2016 according to the updated baseline schedule approved by Caltrans. However, due to delays in the completion of the Orr & Day Bridge widening in Segment 5, traffic could not be switched as scheduled. Consequently, the start of construction stage 2C of Segment 4 was pushed back 212 work days from March 10, 2016 to February 1, 2017.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The start of construction stage 2C of Segment 4 depended on the completion of the Orr & Day Bridge widening in Segment 5.
The construction of Segment 5 was initially delayed by utility relocations. Furthermore, the review of the falsework and placement plans of Orr and Day Bridge widening by Union Pacific took longer than specified in the contract documents. The completion of the Orr & Day Bridg...
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