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July 15, 2025 Item #102

Agenda Item 102

Item 102:\nRatification of Emergency Sole Source Contract K-24-2316-EMR-3 with Orion\nConstruction Corporation, and Authorization of Construction Change Order No. 1\nfor the Villa La Jolla Storm Drain System Emergency Project.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe total cost of this Construction Change Order No. 1 is $18,564,000.00 is available in\nCIP A-CA.00001, Flood Resilience Infrastructure (B-24106, Villa La Jolla Drainage\nSystem Emergency), Fund 400881, Debt Funded GF CIP ($18,564,000.00).\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 1.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2026-3)\nResolution determining that the ratification of emergency sole source contract K-24-2316EMR-3 with Orion Construction Corporation and the authorization of CONSTRUCTION\nChange Order No. 1 for the Villa La Jolla Storm Drain System Emergency project is\nstatutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Title 14\nCalifornia Code of Regulations Section 15269.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-1)\nResolution ratifying the emergency sole source contract (K-24-2316-EMR-3) with Orion\nConstruction Corporation for design and construction of the Villa La Jolla Storm Drain\nSystem Emergency project pursuant to Section 22.3108 of the San Diego Municipal Code.\nSubitem-C: (R-2026-2)\nResolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Construction Change Order No. 1 to the\ncontract with Orion Construction Corporation (K-24-2316-EMR-3) for design and\nconstruction of the Villa La Jolla Storm Drain System Emergency project and taking\nrelated actions.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non June 25, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Councilmember von Wilpert, second by Vice Chair Lee, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Lee-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: George Ghossain, (619) 533-4397\nCity Attorney Contact: Adam Wander