Committee approves contracting actions, closeout change order and Castro Levee awards

Engineering staff presented five contracting items for the committee’s consideration and the committee approved them as a group.

Chris Bockard said the first two items are Master Service Agreement (MSA) extensions to align task orders and MSAs; staff said these administrative extensions carry no direct cost implications. He said the Horizon Real Estate Group contract — a standard commission‑upon‑sale arrangement — was extended while the Authority continues marketing the horse elevator property because no buyer has been identified.

Bockard described a closeout balancing change order for the Minkota substation project that added about $227,228.47 in unanticipated costs related to site regrading and equipment increases, bringing the project close to the $3.6 million range for total project cost. He said staff are retiring the existing substation once the new station is online.

For the Castro Water Ring Levee (work package 47F), Bockard reported separate awards are recommended because state law required separate electrical bids. He said the low general construction bid was from RJ Zaveral & Sons and staff recommended awarding that contract (amount shown in the packet; transcript split numerical fields and the packet should be consulted for exact amount). For the electrical portion, staff recommended awarding to FM Electric for $722,273.

A committee member moved to approve items 7a–7e; the motion was seconded and approved by roll call.

Next steps: staff will finalize contract documents and proceed with change-order closeout and contractor notices as appropriate.