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Consider recommendation from the Executive Committee to amend and extend the terms of a contract with Gonzalez Maintenance Construction for renovations to the EAA office facility, and to ratify expenses incurred in 2017.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board approve amendments to Contract No. 17-872-AFS with Gonzalez Maintenance Construction for renovations to the EAA office facility through March 31, 2018 for a total amount not to exceed $66,510, and ratify expenses incurred in 2017 in excess of the General Manager's signature authority.
SUMMARY:
On October 9, 2017, the EAA General Manager entered into a contract (Contract No. 17-872-AFS) with Gonzalez Maintenance Construction (Gonzalez) for renovations to the EAA office facility to accommodate additional staff and other organizational restructuring. Following the EAA's procurement procedures, staff entered into a contract with Gonzalez in the amount of $47,640. The initial cost estimates for this project were within the EAA General Manager signature authority of $50,000 and therefore did not require board approval.
In the course of renovation, staff approved change orders to the contract for work not anticipated prior to contract execution. First, Gonzalez completed some renovations to the Executive suite offices to improve communications and efficiencies. Additionally, data outlet plates on office walls that were scheduled for renovations did not have the requisite cables and connections necessary for data connections of printers, phones, and desktop computers. Finally, both the Finance and IT staff requested additional data ports to their office renovations which also were not included in the original scope of work. The cost of these change orders was $18,870, bringing the total cost of construction to $66,510. The original contract anticipated all work would be completed by December 31, 2017. However, the change orders described above resulted in delays that prevented all work from being...
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