DATE: January 22, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Water Utilities Department
TITLE: APPROVE CHANGE ORDER 10 FOR COMPLETION OF THE SAN LUIS REY WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY MAINTENANCE BUILDING PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Change Order 10 to EC Constructors Inc., in the amount of $48,311, for the completion of the San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility Maintenance Building Project; approve a budget change in the amount of $600,000; and authorize the City Engineer to execute the Change Orders upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
San Luis Rey Water Reclamation Facility (SLRWRF) is located at 3950 North River Road and was originally constructed in the early 1970s, with the last major expansion completed in 2003. The 2003 major expansion effort included the construction of the laboratory and administrative building, the addition of significant odor control equipment as well as other process tank additions necessary to expand the plant capacity. SLRWRF currently has a rated capacity of 14.5 million gallons per day (MGD) for secondary treatment with an average annual flow of 9.8 MGD. The maintenance facilities were not upgraded in 2003 and are currently inadequate to house all of the City's equipment and materials needed to perform maintenance tasks.
The SLRWRF New Maintenance Building Project includes the construction of a 19,644 square foot maintenance building, a 5,120 square foot storage building, remodel of the existing maintenance building and site improvements necessary to accommodate the new buildings.
On November 3, 2021, the City Council approved award of the construction contract to EC Constructors Inc. (ECC) for the SLRWRF Maintenance Building Project in the amount of $10,472,120 and authorized the City Engineer to approve Change Orders up to $1,047,212.
Change Orders 1 through 9 to ECC's contract included costs to overcome unknown undergro...
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