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EASR bond update: pump station complete, major projects underway and a $8.65 million shortfall on forensic project
Summary
Public Works reported Pump Station 1 is operational, Pump Station 2 is under construction, most 2010 EASR funds are spent and the Traffic Company & Forensic Services Division project currently shows an $8.65 million deficit; four projects were put on hold while bids are evaluated.
Charles Agarris of Public Works gave a detailed status report on the Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response (EASR) bond programs. Agarris said Pump Station Number 1 (at police headquarters) is complete and operational, while Pump Station Number 2 at Aquatic Park remains a large, ongoing construction project. Work on generators, apparatus bay doors and other facility improvements at fire stations is underway (Charles Agarris).
Agarris reported that the 2010 EASR program is substantially spent (about 94% expended) and that most 2014 EASR work is underway. The largest remaining project is the Traffic Company and Forensic Services Division (TCFSD) facility, which faces an estimated deficit of $8,650,000 as the project moves toward major procurements and bidding phases (Charles Agarris).
To manage the shortfall, the capital planning committee directed that two police projects (the Police Academy renovation and Mission Police Station) and two fire projects (exterior historic-brick rehabilitation at Fire Stations 24 and 34 and improvements at Fire Station 7) be placed on hold pending final bid results and decisions about scope and cost-saving measures (Charles Agarris).
Agarris emphasized the program team has aggressively pursued cost-cutting and redesign to preserve functional integrity while managing budget pressures, and said surplus savings from completed projects will be reappropriated to assist the TCFSD project if feasible. Committee members requested further detail on the four projects now on hold.
