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Report regarding a resolution approving a budget amendment appropriating $1,800,000 from the 2022A Bond Interest Fund in fiscal year 2026-27 to the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project (Project No. pk2310) (Philip Vitale, Deputy Director of Capital Projects)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving a budget amendment (Budget Amendment number to be supplied) appropriating $1,800,000 from the 2022A Bond Interest Fund to the Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project (pk2310), increasing the total project budget from $49,852,792 to $51,652,792.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Orange Memorial Park Aquatic Center Project (pk2310) includes construction of a new aquatic facility at Orange Memorial Park. The project’s original budget was $49,000,000. As part of the adopted fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program, the City increased the project budget by $852,792 using unspent bond proceeds from the Orange Memorial Park Sports Field Project (pk2309), for a current approved project budget of $49,852,792. On February 29, 2024, the City Council awarded the construction contract to Wickman Development & Construction (Wickman), and construction began in April 2024. The project is being delivered in two phases. Phase 1 is construction of the new aquatic facility. Phase 2 is demolition of the existing pool building and completion of remaining site improvements including parking-lot, landscape, and the Veterans Memorial.
Early in construction, the project experienced delays associated with permitting and unforeseen geotechnical conditions, as previously reported to the City Council. The construction schedule has since extended further. This has resulted in extended general conditions costs, additional construction management and consultant support, and change orders for added scope and for clarifications to the construction documents. Extended general conditions costs to date have been abs...
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