REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 19, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Chief Flood Control Engineer, Flood Control District
SUBJECT
Title
Contract with Ames Construction, Inc. for the Elder Creek Channel Improvement Project in the City of Highland
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Acting as the governing body of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District:
1. Approve Addendum No 1, issued on July 25, 2024, and Addendum No. 2 issued on August 22, 2024, to the bid documents for the Elder Creek Channel Improvement Project in the City of Highland.
2. Award a contract to Ames Construction, Inc. (Corona, CA) for the Elder Creek Channel Improvement Project in the City of Highland, in the amount of $16,701,175.
3. Authorize a contingency fund of $1,670,117 for the Elder Creek Channel Improvement Project in the City of Highland.
4. Authorize the Chief Flood Control Engineer of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District to approve the expenditure of the contingency fund of $1,670,117 for verified quantity overruns for this unit priced construction contract.
5. Authorize the Chief Flood Control Engineer of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District to order any necessary changes or additions in the work being performed under the contract for a total amount not to exceed $150,000 of the $1,670,117 contingency fund, pursuant to Public Contract Code section 21061(d).
6. Authorize the Chief Flood Control Engineer of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District to accept the work when 100% complete and execute and file the Notice of Completion.
7. Approve Mitigation Release and Compensation Agreements, each in the amount of $45,000, with the following five property owners to compensate them for their temporary relocation costs arising from the noise and vibration impacts of the Elder Creek Channel Improvement Project:
a. Garcia
b. Gonzalez and Rojas
c. Mendoz...
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