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C. 11

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Keith Freitas, Airports Director
Date:	September 21, 2021

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Subject:

Increase in Payment Limit on Contract with W.E. Lyons Construction Company

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/21/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Keith Freitas (925) 681-4200

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 21, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to execute an amendment to the May 12, 2021, contract with W.E. Lyons Construction Company (W.E. Lyons), under which W.E. Lyons is building the new Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting facility, terminal, and administrative office at Buchanan Field Airport, to increase the payment limit by $263,335 to a new payment limit of $13,253,335.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact on the County General Fund; the increased cost is fully funded by a combination of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants and Airport Enterprise Funds.

BACKGROUND:

The new terminal building will be located in a section of Buchanan Field that, until recently, was the site of JSX airlines’ operations. Before construction of the new terminal building could commence, it was necessary to relocate the JSX operations to a temporary facility and to provide power to the temporary facility. The installation of power to the temporary facility was planned to be completed by County staff and on-call electrical contractors. When approached by County staff, local utilities indicated there would be extensive delays in the utility companies’ review of the proposed plans. To avoid these delays and the resultant impact on the overall project schedule, W.E. Lyons, the construction company that is constructing the new terminal building, designed and implemented an alternative approach to installing power to the JSX temporary facility. The cost to complete the work, which was outside W.E. Lyons’ original scope of work, was $263,335.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If approval of the increase in the payment limit is not approved, W.E. Lyons will not be paid for the work it performed for the County’s benefit, which could lead to an action against the County for payment under the legal theory of “quantum meruit.”