Title
Contract Change Orders for the Construction of the OC Streetcar Project
Overview
On September 24, 2018, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors authorized Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC for construction of the OC Streetcar project. Contract change orders are required to increase the allowance for removal of buried man-made objects, modify the traction power and overhead contact system to enable a single track operation in the Pacific Electric Right-of-Way, and allow adjacent tracks to be de-energized for maintenance or emergencies and conduct electrical continuity testing.
Recommendation(s)
A. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change Order No. 18 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC, in the amount of $300,000, to increase the allowance for removal of man-made objects.
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change Order No. 24.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC, in the amount of $845,985, for overhead contact system sectionalization.
C. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Contract Change Order No. 30.1 to Agreement No. C-7-1904 with Walsh Construction Company II, LLC, in the amount of $320,164, to conduct electrical continuity testing.