Meeting_Body
REVISED
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Subject
SUBJECT: I-5 SOUTH CAPACITY ENHANCEMENTS FROM ORANGE COUNTY LINE TO I-605; SEGMENT 4 (Imperial)
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZE Contract Modification No. 141 (CCO 141) by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the construction contract of Segment 4 (Imperial Highway) of the I-5 South Capacity Enhancements Project from Orange County Line to I-605 (Project) under Funding Agreement No. MOU.P0004292, Amendment No. 4, in the amount of up to $1,230,002.97 1,230,003.23 within the overall corridor Life of Project (LOP) budget.
Issue
ISSUE
The construction contract for Segment 4 improvements between Silverbow Pedestrian Overcrossing and Orr & Day Bridge on the I-5 freeway was awarded on August 23, 2012. The project is scheduled to be completed in April 2021. The project encountered a number of problems including relocation of conflicting unidentified utilities, additional right of way acquisitions, differing site conditions, third party delays, changes in response to the community concerns, delays by the adjacent construction project (Segment 5, Florence), and other issues. 5 Notices of Potential Claims (NOPC) have been submitted by the contractor to date with a total amount of $1.36 million for the cost escalations in labor and material, the increased costs of temporary railing (Type K), storm water pollution prevention program (SWPPP) implementation, construction site management, construction area signs, and traffic control system.
Caltrans and the contractor have agreed to a $1.23 million settlement as full payment of all claims to date except any potential cost escalation in the on-going landscape work in the plant establishment phase started on January 31, 2020and ending on February 19, 2021.
Cost escalations exceeding $500,000 require Board authorization.
Background
BACKGROUND
The Project includes widening/upg...
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