HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15141 (Increase Construction Contingency on Fire Stations 54 & 55 Essential Facilities Projects)RESOLUTION NO. 15141
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL AUTHORIZING
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY FUNDS FOR PHASE 2 ESSENTIAL
FACILITIES PROJECTS – FIRE STATIONS 54 AND 55, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$450,000, FOR A TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $1,330,900
WHEREAS, on the 1ST day of September 2021, City staff solicited contractor bids for the
Essential Facilities Construction Project – Fire Stations 54 and 55, City Projects No. 11394 and
11395 respectively; and
WHEREAS, having advertised and solicited construction bids in accordance with the
City’s Municipal Code, sealed bids were received on the 30th day of September 2021 for the
project entitled “FIRE STATION 54 AND 55” City Project Numbers 11394 and 11395, in
accordance with the plans and specifications therefore on file in the office of the Department of
Public Works; and
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of October 2021, the City Council adopted resolution 14988
for the construction contract award to the lowest responsible bidder, Wickman Development and
Construction, in the bid amount of $8,809,000 and authorized a construction contingency in the
amount of $880,900; and
WHEREAS, on the 10th day of January 2022, a Notice to Proceed with construction was
issued to Wickman Development and Construction; and
WHEREAS, the basis for design accounted to fully salvage the apparatus bays and
rebuilding the living quarters; and
WHEREAS, during construction, the construction team encountered out of the ordinary,
unforeseen conditions that nearly exhausted the originally authorized construction contingency;
and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends an additional $450,000 of construction
contingencies; and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in the Essential Facilities Capital Projects Fund to
support the additional construction contingencies.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
RESOLVES as follows:
1. An additional amount of $450,000 shall be available as a supplemental construction
contingency for the Essential Facilities Construction Project – Fire Station 54 and
55, and the Public Works Director is authorized to use such contingency funds to
authorize change orders to address unforeseen conditions during construction.
2. Additional funds totaling $450,000 will be appropriated for City Projects No. 11394
and 11395 from the Essential Facilities Capital Projects Fund (#420).
3. The Public Works Director is hereby authorized to take any and all such actions and
make changes as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this resolution.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
Council of said City on the 17th day of October 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk