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Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND On March 15,2005, Council awarded the contract to the lowest bidder, Pacific Underground Service. The project, as described below, has since been completed and is ready for acceptance. The area affected by this project is located at a ground elevation that is between two water pressure zones maintained by the City. Although originally served by the Lower Zone, water pressures at the points of service were marginal, resulting in customer complaints. The next higher pressure zone for water service, the "Bonde Zone" was available at Vineyard Avenue. Tying directly into the low-pressure area would have resulted in too high of a water pressure for the existing infrastructure in place. Therefore, water pressures were reduced to acceptable ranges with the construction of two pressure reducing stations. BUDGET The fmal project budget and expenditures summary is presented as follows: Funding Water Expansion Fund CIP No. 001026 $165,000 Total Approved Funding $165,000 Expenditures Original Construction Contract $134,283 Net Construction Change Orders (9) $ 10,544 Geotechnical Services $ 4,976 Miscellaneous Expenses $ 2,039 Total Expenditures $ 151,842 Approved Funding $ 165,000 Project Fund Balance $ 13,158 Change orders were a result of unforeseen field conditions and mismarked utility locations. The amount expended for change orders, $10,544, was less than the amount of project contingency authorized by the City Council when the project was awarded ($20,149). It is recommended that the remaining balance of $13,158 be returned to the Water Expansion Fund. SR:05: 315 Page 2 of3 - ----,-----