LO on BOS Agenda, January 28,2014

Posted today:

Board Business:

28. Update on the Los Osos Wastewater Project and approval of recommendations on: 1) a budget adjustment in the amount of $9,981,407 from unanticipated revenues and authorization for the Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector to make short-term loans between County funds; 2) collection system approvals including authorization to use existing construction contract contingencies for roads restoration and approval of Amendment No. 2 with HDR Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $2,840,642; and 3) a resolution extending rebates for the Project Water Conservation Program, and approval of right of way documents securing an easement from Crizer for an amount of $4,850 for the Los Osos Wastewater Project, Los Osos, CA. District 2.

29. Submittal of bid opening report for the Los Osos Wastewater Project, Los Osos Water Recycling Facility, to award the subject contract to Auburn Constructors, the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, in the amount of $48,180,299; a resolution approving the Construction Change Order Policy; a resolution approving a project Labor Compliance Program; and authorization of engineering services under the existing agreement with Carollo Engineers, in the amount of $1,444,095. District 2.

Click the links to the relevant documents!

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 3 - The 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.