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February 24, 2026 Item #101

Agenda Item 101

Item 101:\nAuthorization of Construction Change Order No. 1 for the South Chollas Yard\nEmergency Repairs for Emergency Sole Source Contract K-25-2402-EMR-3.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe total cost if this change order is $2,500,000.00, which will bring the total cost for this\nconstruction project to $12,302,940. $1,115,084.25 of the total charge order cost will be\nfunded by Refuse Disposal Fund, $590,565.33 of the total charge order cost will be\nfunded by Water Utility CIP Fund, and $794,350.42 of the total charge order cost will be\nfunded by Debt Funded GF CIP.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  4.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A:  (R-2026-322)\nResolution determining that approval of Change Order No. 1 to Emergency Sole Source\nContract K-25-2402-EMR-3 with Orion Construction for the South Chollas Yard\nEmergency Repairs project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act under Sections 15269(b) and 15269(c) of the CEQA Guidelines.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-321)\nResolution authorizing the Mayor or designee to execute Change Order No. 1 to\nEmergency Sole Source Contract K-25-2402-EMR-3 with Orion Construction for\nadditional work in an amount not-to-exceed $2,500,000 in connection with the South\nChollas Yard Emergency Repairs project.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non January 29, 2026.\nACTION:  Motion by Vice Chair Foster lll, second by Committee Member Lee, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0; Whitburn-yea, Foster III-yea, Lee-yea, von Wilpert-not present.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: George Ghossain, (619) 533-4397\nCity Attorney Contact: Ray Palmucci