Item 23 - Construction Funding and Construction Engineering Services

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South Main Corridor Appropriation Adjustments and Agreement Amendment July 19, 2022 Page 2 6. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program to include $291,000 in construction funds for South Main Street Water Improvements Project (Project No. 21-6461). 7. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program to include $130,144.72 in construction funds for Main Street Rehabilitation from Warner Avenue to Edinger Avenue (Project No. 20-6958). 8. Approve an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program to include $1,000,000 in construction funds for South Main Street Corridor Improvement (Project No. 17-9001). DISCUSSION On January 19, 2021, the City Council awarded a construction contract to C.S. Legacy Construction for the South Main Street Corridor Improvements (Exhibit 1). The project's scope of work includes monument signs, enhanced lighting, hardscaping, landscaping, irrigation, traffic signals, signing, striping, street pavement rehabilitation, sewer main replacement, and water main repair over a 2.5-mile stretch of Main Street from First Street to Dyer Road. On September 21, 2021, the City Council approved appropriation adjustments and amendments to increase project contingencies and construction funding due to unforeseen utility conflicts. As a result of the increased scope of work associated with the utility issues, the project schedule has been extended by three months, requiring additional construction engineering activity. Staff recommends adding $291,000 in Water Utility Capital funding to cover increased construction engineering costs (Exhibit 2). In addition, the construction team was able to take advantage of favorable unit pricing and increase the amount of sidewalk, and curb and gutter replaced by the project. In order to account for the additional improvements, $130,144.72 in Gas Tax funding will be added to the project contingencies (Exhibit 2) through the reallocation of unspent project funds from the FY 2019-20 Gas Tax Local Street Improvement Project (No. 20-6956). In recent months, the desire for public art installations to reflect the history of South Main Street has grown within the community. Therefore, the Public Works Agency is partnering with the Community Development Agency and the Arts and Culture Commission to integrate public art along the South Main Street Corridor. Art will range from inspiring poems etched into the sidewalk, to art on cross walks, and artwork to be placed in bus shelters. The City of Santa Ana's Community Development Agency issued a Call for Public Art Proposals to artists or art teams with connections or ties to Santa Ana for original designs which will be embedded into the project along South Main Street between First Street and Warner Avenue. On December 21, 2021, Council allocated $1,000,000 in General Fund