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RESOLUTION Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Individual Change Orders Up to 10% of the Original Contract Amount; and Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate and Approve Cumulative Change Orders up to 25% of the Original Contract Amount on Existing Construction Contracts with All Phase Excavation and Construction, American Asphalt, Chrisp Company, Columbia Electric, Conquest, DeSilva Gates, Flatiron Electric Group, Gallagher and Burk, McGuire and Hester, Ray’s Electric, and S.J. Amoroso Construction Co., Inc.
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WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro awarded construction contracts to various companies, as more fully described below and as listed in an attachment to the associated staff report:
Project name Resolution No. Company
Water Pollution Control Plant Rehab 2011-132 S.J. Amoroso
Construction Co., Inc.
BART Downtown Pedestrian Imp. 2012-120 Gallagher and Burk
Fiber Conduit for Broadband Network 2014-068 Flatiron Electrical
Group, Inc.
San Leandro Bikeway East 2015-072 Chrisp Company
Annual Street Sealing 2014-15 2015-073 American Asphalt
Fiber Loop City Hall to Main Library 2015-082 All Phase Excavation and Construction
Sanitary Sewer Line Replacement 2015-083 Con-Quest Contractors Inc.
West Juana Pedestrian Improvements 2015-102 McGuire and Hester
APS Upgrade 2012 2015-108 Ray’s Electric
Washington Ave at Monterey Blvd/ 2015-109 Columbia Electric, Inc.
Bradrick Dr Traffic Signal Modification
Annual Overlay/Rehabilitation 2014-15 2015-110 Gallagher and Burk
San Leandro Blvd Rehabilitation 2015-144 DeSilva Gates
(Williams Street to Hudson Lane)
WHEREAS, change orders to clarify the work or respond to atypical existing conditions are a normal aspect of public contracting and construction; and
WHEREAS, in order to expedite the delivery of public projects on schedule and on budget, provide that subcontractors and workers are paid in a timely fashion, avoid as much as possible costly delay claims, and insure that the City completes projects and products that are to the City’s highest standards, the City Council finds that providing such authorization is in the best interest of public health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to negotiate and approve individual change orders for each contract listed above up to a maximum of 10% of the original contract amount; and
That the City Manager or his designee is authorized to negotiate and approve cumulative change orders for each contract listed above up to a maximum of 25% of the original contract amount.