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SUMMARY: Page 2 of9 6. Authorize the Director of Public Works to approve and execute contract change orders for contingencies on the contracts noted above for a not-to-exceed amount of $345,000. This amount is equal to approximately 15 % of the total cost for the two construction contracts and direct purchase contract amounts noted above (total of $2,297,012). 7. Approve the appropnatIon of an amount not-to-exceed $345,000 (15% of the total construction costs noted above) to provide construction management, specialty inspection, soils/material engineering and testing services and pre-bid and post-bid engineering and shop drawing review on the contracts noted above. 8. Approve the appropriation of $2,987,012 as detailed in Updated Draft Financing Plan for Vineyard Avenue Corridor Infrastructure Improvements (Updated Financing Plan) included as item 25 (A) in this agenda. There were four new major water facilities necessary to serve the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan (VCSP) area when the Specific Plan was adopted in 1999. These four projects included improvements to an existing Zone 7 turnout or Turnout No.6, (a turnout is a large metering and valve vault used to control and meter water deliveries from the Zone 7's water transmission system into the City's transmission and distribution system), construction of a new water booster pumping station, a new water storage reservoir and a new reservoir access road and pipeline to connect the reservoir to the new pump station, turnout and VCSP water infrastructure. On September 19, 2006, Council approved a construction contract and a construction management services contract for constructing the Vineyard Hills Reservoir and rough grading of the temporary tank access road totaling $4.6 million. At that same meeting, Council reviewed the Draft Financing Plan for Vineyard A venue Corridor Infrastructure Improvements (Financing Plan) outlining the [mancial status of the VCSP funds and remaining infrastructure needs for the four major water facilities and all remaining non-water related infrastructure.