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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Shrieks of Protest Upcoming

Be prepared! Next week at the Board of Supes a Los Osos wastewater item is on the agenda!

Consent Agenda - Public Works Items:

23. Request approval of 1) Amendment No. 2 with HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $2,840,642 for Construction Management Services for construction of the Collection System (increasing the contract amount from $6,891,632 to $9,732,274) and 2) authorization of Engineering Services during construction of the Water Recycling Facility, under the existing agreement with Carollo Engineers, in the amount of $1,444,099 for a revised total contract amount of $4,826,599, Los Osos Wastewater Project, Los Osos. District 2.

Be warned in advance on the public exhibit of gnashing of teeth and spittle flinging. With the three minute public comment limit however, you'll only need to endure around fifteen minutes of angst.

When the support documents are posted, I'll post the link! Here it is:

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/Proposal.html;jsessionid=334F3662BBED3F2567D52F8343E853E0?select=2863

Read the last column off the document link below "Remaining Budget." No reason for anyone to panic, yet this will be ignored. And off the transmittal document, "(9) BUDGETED? Yes." 

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/2863/RXhoaWJpdCBBIC0gQnVkZ2V0IFN0YXR1cyBVcGRhdGUucGRm/12/n/22429.doc

I will pull out a quote or two from the transmittal document located at the link below:

http://agenda.slocounty.ca.gov/agenda/sanluisobispo/2863/SXRlbSBEb2N1bWVudCAoUHVibGljKSA=/14/n/22438.doc

Page 3The bids are currently being evaluated and the apparent low bid is for $46,390,171, or about $200,000 under the Engineer’s Estimate. A staff report being prepared for recommendations to award the contract, which is expected to be presented to your Board in January. 

Page 4 - However, after the start of construction, the project team began receiving a significant volume of requests from property owners to confirm or relocate the lateral connect point. To date, there have been about 850 requests to relocate laterals. The project team, including HDR and the surveying sub-consultant, has worked to accommodate almost all of the requests, since this is the single interface that exists between the project and most properties. The cost impacts of these changes to the construction management team are largely the result of additional survey efforts, as the lateral locations are staked multiple times. 

Page 5 - The recommended amendment and services authorization are for services necessary and planned for the completion of the Project and is within existing authorized budget. 

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