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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 14 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />April 18, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Santa Ana Zoo Giant River Otter and Primate Trails Project <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Approve Additional Contingency Funds for an Existing Construction Contract with HYM <br />Engineering, in the Amount of $1,198,427, for the Santa Ana Zoo Giant River Otter and <br />Primate Trials Project with an Estimated Project Delivery Cost of $7,798,427 (Project <br />No. 16-2658) (General and Non -General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve an amendment to the Project Cost Analysis to recognize $1,198,427 for <br />$1,056,880 in additional contingency funds and $141,547 in additional contract <br />administration, inspection, and testing for a new estimated total construction delivery <br />cost of $7,798,427. The new estimated total construction delivery costs include <br />$5,289,238 for the construction contract, $923,385 for contract administration, <br />inspection, testing, and a $1,585,804 project contingency for unanticipated or <br />unforeseen work, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager <br />and City Attorney. <br />2. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program <br />for $1,198,427. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On November 2, 2021, the City Council awarded a construction contract to HYM <br />Engineering (Exhibit 1) in the amount of $5,289,238, for the Santa Ana Zoo Giant River <br />Otter and Primate Trails with an estimated project delivery cost of $6,600,000. <br />Construction commenced in February 2022 and the existing "Amazon's Edge" exhibit, <br />built in 1990 is undergoing a complete renovation of its water filtration system, visitor <br />observation area, and creation of a new enclosed primate habitat with treetop trail for the <br />animals (Exhibit 2). To further respond to the concerns indicated by the Association of <br />Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) about a lack of modern zoological design with regard to old <br />primate enclosures, it was necessary to incorporate more primate habitats into this <br />ongoing project. Staff recommends adding two additional primate habitats to this project, <br />leveraging economies of scale since the contractor is already mobilized. The additional <br />work through this project enables three primate species to move from the 1950s cages <br />