DATE: September 3, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: CONSTRUCTION CHANGE ORDER NO. 2; LEASE AGREEMENT EXTENSION WITH PACIFIC MOBILE STRUCTURES, INC.; AND FUND APPROPRIATION FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE CROWN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER BUILDING REHABILITATION PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Engineer to approve Construction Change Order No. 2 with Fordyce Construction, Inc. ("Fordyce"), in the amount of $1,145,520, for a total contract amount not to exceed $5,025,043, for additional construction services for the Crown Heights Community Resource Center Building ("Crown Heights Resource Center"); authorize the City Engineer to approve change orders required to extend the rental agreement with Pacific Mobile Structures, Inc. ("Pacific Mobile") as needed per the construction schedule, in an amount not-to-exceed $50,000; and appropriate additional funds from the General Fund Assigned Infrastructure Reserves, in the amount of $1,003,478, to cover the funding gap for necessary construction repairs, including extension of the temporary facilities.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On May 17, 2023, the City Council approved a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Heritage Architecture and Planning (HAP) to develop construction documents for the proposed Crown Heights Resource Center Rehabilitation project. The original scope included modifications to the building layout to address Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) deficiencies, as well as targeted repairs to the concrete foundation, flooring, and roof. The proposed improvements and construction documents were guided by a Historic Structure Assessment Report involving in-depth walk-throughs and non-invasive structural assessments of the building. At that time, a complete physical assessment of the building was restricted due to it being occupied by City services.
On October 8, 2024, staf...
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