Kings County records completion of Fire Station No. 4 access driveway; contractor retention to be released

The Kings County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 14 approved a notice of completion for the Fire Station No. 4 access driveway, enabling the county to record the completion and release the contractor's retention payment.

Mitchell Cabrera, chief engineer with the Public Works Department, told the board the project — awarded June 24 to JT2 doing business as Top Companies for $150,700 — constructed an asphalt driveway connecting the back of Fire Station No. 4 to the agricultural department warehouse parking lot west of the station. The work included installation of a sliding gate with an automatic opener. Cabrera said the project was funded with High-Speed Rail-related funds also used for a remodel of Fire Station No. 5 in Armona and was undertaken to preserve emergency access during High-Speed Rail construction. "The purpose of the project was to construct an asphalt driveway connecting the back of Fire Station Number 4, to the ag department warehouse parking lot just west of the fire station," Cabrera said.

Supervisor Rusty Robinson moved approval of the notice of completion; Supervisor Joe Neves seconded. The clerk called the roll and recorded a unanimous vote of the three supervisors present; two supervisors were absent. The board instructed staff to record the notice and release the retention payment to the contractor per contract terms.

Board members asked for timeline details on related High-Speed Rail construction. Public Works staff said punch-list work at a related site in Hanford-Armona was underway and that construction on the Houston segment could begin by the end of the month, but precise scheduling remained subject to coordination with the High-Speed Rail project.