Agenda Item   

AGENDA STAFF REPORT

 

                                                                                                                        ASR Control  24-000907

 

MEETING DATE:

01/14/25

legal entity taking action:

Board of Supervisors

board of supervisors district(s):

3

SUBMITTING Agency/Department:

OC Public Works   (Approved)

Department contact person(s):

Fiona Man (714) 647-3953 

 

 

Steve Carrillo (714) 955-0129

 

 

Subject:  Approve Change Order for Crawford Canyon Park and Sidewalk Extension Project

 

      ceo CONCUR

County Counsel Review

Clerk of the Board

          Concur

Approved Agreement to Form

Discussion

 

 

4/5 Vote

 

 

 

    Budgeted: Yes

Current Year Cost:   $419,250

Annual Cost: N/A

 

 

 

    Staffing Impact:

No

# of Positions:            

Sole Source:   No

    Current Fiscal Year Revenue: N/A

   Funding Source:     Fund 459: 100%

County Audit in last 3 years: No

   Levine Act Review Completed: Yes

 

    Prior Board Action:         4/9/2024 #S24C, 9/14/2021 #8, 9/11/2018 #25, 4/25/2017 #5

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):

 

Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to execute Contract Change Order No. 7 to the contract with Kasa Construction Inc. for an additional 6,450 cubic yards of import soil for the Crawford Canyon Park and Sidewalk Extension Project in an amount not to exceed $419,250, for a revised cumulative total amount not to exceed $6,329,729 and an additional 23 calendar days to complete grading.

 

 

 

 

SUMMARY:

 

Approval of Contract Change Order No. 7 to the contract will allow for the completion of grading at Crawford Canyon Park to provide a community park for residents in the unincorporated community of North Tustin and connectivity to the park by means of Americans with Disabilities Act compliant pedestrian pathways.

 

 


 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

 

On March 15, 2011, the Board of Supervisors (Board) authorized County of Orange (County) staff to pursue the acquisition and development of a community park or other recreational opportunities within or to the benefit of the North Tustin unincorporated Orange County area. To that end, a property of approximately 2.5 acres (Property) located at the corner of Newport Avenue (Newport) and Crawford Canyon Road (CCR), within the boundaries of the North Tustin Landscape and Lighting Assessment District (District) was identified as a potential site for Crawford Canyon Park (Park). The Property was purchased for $980,000 utilizing County Local Park Trust Fund 153, an account used to hold developer park in-lieu fees. Acquisition of the Property was subsequently finalized and the deed recorded on November 29, 2011.

 

On April 25, 2017, the Board adopted Resolution 17-041 that identified the Property for park purposes and authorized the use of District Fund (Fund) 459 to construct and maintain the Park. Fund 459, contributed to by property owners within the District, pays for the maintenance, operation and improvement of County parks and trails within its boundaries. Subsequently, on September 11, 2018, the Board adopted the Clearwater at North Tustin Development Agreement (Agreement). The Agreement resulted in $850,000 in-lieu of developer fees that are being used for the Crawford Canyon Park and Sidewalk Extension (Project). The Project would construct a 2.5-acre park consisting of various recreational amenities and existing sidewalks along Newport. CCR would also be extended to provide Americans with Disabilities Act compliant pedestrian pathways. 

 

On January 10, 2024, OC Public Works issued an Invitation for Bid for the Project. The lowest responsive and responsible bid was submitted by Kasa Construction Inc. (Contractor).

 

On April 9, 2024, the Board awarded Contract MA-012-24011000 (Contract) to the Contractor for the Project, in the amount of $5,787,621, with completion of construction within 320 days of the effective date of the Notice to Proceed, which was dated June 3, 2024.

 

In accordance with the 2024 Contract Policy Manual (CPM), Section 3.5-108, the OC Public Works Director’s designee executed Contract Change Orders (CCO) in order to address needs that arose during the Project. The CCOs and their respective amounts are summarized in the table below.

 

Contract/CCO

Purpose

Amount

Contract MA-012-24011000

Construction Contract

$5,787,621

CCO No. 1

Saw cut and removal of additional armored cable to install new polyvinyl chloride conduits for signalization work

$10,574

CCO No. 2

Dig post locations, install rebar and pour additional concrete for 11 modified fence footings

$15,732

CCO No. 3

Import of 409 cubic yards (CY) of soil

$26,585

CCO No. 4

Removal of reinforced concrete

$56,443

CCO No. 5

Demolition, removal and disposition of approximately 200 linear feet of existing concrete v-ditch on both sides of entrance to the site along Newport

$3,857

CCO No. 6

Backfill around Southern California Edison pole

$4,150


 

CCO No. 9

Removal of unidentified grate structures, filling of risers with controlled low strength material and replacement of displaced subgrade with native soil and then compact

$5,517

*CCOs may be processed non-sequentially

 

The original bid documents estimated 3,600 CY of imported soil was needed to complete the Project. During initial grading operations, the Contractor discovered there was insufficient imported soil to meet the design elevations and an additional 409 CY of soil was imported to the site (CCO No. 3). However, an additional 6,450 CY of import soil is needed to meet the design elevations.

 

The discrepancy between the amount of soil to be delivered in the original bid for the Project and the actual amount needed to satisfy the design needs for the Park can be attributed to several factors, including higher than anticipated compaction of the soil already on the Property and high amounts of existing vegetation that concealed the true elevation of Property where soil was needed. The combination of these factors significantly overestimated the amount of onsite soil available for the Project.

 

Grading activities for the additional imported soil will also result in delays to the overall Project schedule. The Resident Engineer (RE) reviewed the Contractor’s Time Impact Analysis (TIA) request for additional contract days. The RE determined that 23 additional calendar days (17 working days) are required to complete the grading based upon the Contractor's TIA and the rate at which the soil has been placed to date.

 

OC Public Works is recommending the Board approve CCO No. 7 with the Contractor in an amount not to exceed $419,250, for a revised cumulative total amount not to exceed $6,329,729 and an additional 23 calendar days (17 working days) to complete grading. 

  

The Contractor’s performance has been confirmed as satisfactory. OC Public Works has verified there are no concerns that must be addressed with respect to Contractor’s ownership/name, litigation status or conflicts with County interests.

 

Compliance with CEQA: This project is a necessarily included element of the project considered in Final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) No. IP-21-093 approved by the Board of Supervisors on September 14, 2021, for the Crawford Canyon Park and Sidewalk Extension Project, which adequately addressed the effects of the proposed improvements. No substantial changes have been made in the project, no substantial changes have occurred in the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken and no new information of substantial importance to the project which was not known or could not have been known when the Final MND No. IP-21-093 was approved has become known; therefore, no further environmental review is required.

 

 

 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

 

Appropriations for CCO No. 7 are included in Fund 459, North Tustin Lighting and Landscape Assessment District, FY 2024-25 Budget.

 

Original Contract Amount

CCO Nos. 1-6 and 9

CCO No. 7

Revised Cumulative Total

$5,787,621

$122,858

$419,250

$6,329,729

 

 

 

STAFFING IMPACT:

 

N/A

 

REVIEWING AGENCIES:

 

OC Community Resources/OC Parks

 

ATTACHMENT(S):

 

Attachment A - Project Location Map
Attachment B - Contract MA-012-24011000 with Kasa Construction Inc.
Attachment C - Contract Change Orders 1-6 and 9
Attachment D - Contract Change Order No. 7