HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-01-09; Municipal Water District; Resolution 1724RESOLUTION NO. 1724
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL CONTINGENCY FUNDS AND INCREASING THE
EXECUTIVE MANAGER'S AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDERS
BY $345,300 TO THE REVISED AMOUNT OF $870,000 FOR THE PRESSURE
REDUCING STATION REPLACEMENT PHASE 2 PROJECT
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2023, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, Board of
Directors adopted Resolution No. 1703, awarding a contract to CCL Contracting, Inc., or Contractor, for
construction of the Pressure-Reducing Station Replacement Phase 2, Capital Improvement Program, or
CIP, Project No. 5020-B; and
WHEREAS, the construction contingency amount of $524,700 was set at the time of contract
award consistent with the requirements of Carlsbad Municipal Code, or CMC, Section 3.28.040(C)(5);
and
WHEREAS, the project has incurred additional construction costs due to design changes and
unanticipated field conditions; and
WHEREAS, staff estimate that additional contingency funds in the estimated amount of
$345,300 may be needed to complete the project; and
WHEREAS, the total increased contingency of $870,000 will exceed the contingency amount set
when the contract was awarded; and
WHEREAS, CMC Section 3.28.040(D){3) requires the CMWD Board of Directors to award change
orders which exceed the contingency amount set when the contract was awarded; and
WHEREAS, CMC Section 2.12.035{L) authorizes the Executive Manager to perform such other
duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated by resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City Planner has determined that the project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15302 (replacement or
reconstruction of existing facilities). None of the exceptions described in CEQA Section 15300.2 are
applicable to this project. A notice of exemption was filed in the office of the San Diego County Clerk
(File# 2023-000055) in compliance with Section 21152 (b) of the Public Resources Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors
of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the contingency amount for the Pressure-Reducing Station Replacement Phase 2,
CIP Project No. 5020-B, is increased by $345,300 for an increased total contingency
amount of $870,000.
3. That the Executive Manager's delegated authority to award construction change orders
is increased to a total of $870,000.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad on the 9th day of January, 2024, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
None.
None.
KEITH BLACKBURN, President
SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)