Title
Approve a Notice of Completion for the 180-Foot and 400-Foot Aquifers Dedicated Monitoring Well Installation Project, RFB No. 2022-0022; and authorize the General Manager to execute and record the Notice at the Monterey County Recorder’s Office. (Staff: Amy Woodrow)
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors:
Approve a Notice of Completion for the 180-Foot and 400-Foot Aquifers Dedicated Monitoring Well Installation Project, RFB No. 2022-0022; and authorize the General Manager to execute and record the Notice at the Monterey County Recorder’s Office.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
All work pertaining to the 180-Foot and 400-Foot Aquifers Dedicated Monitoring Well Installation Project, RFB No. 2022-0022, RFB No. 2022-002, was completed by March 26, 2024. The work was inspected by Agency staff and meets agreement requirements. The construction contract Agreement Article 2 requires a Notice of Completion be completed and recorded by the Monterey County Recorder. Recordation of a Notice of Completion limits filing of stop payment notices to 30 days after the date of recordation. If no stop payment notices are received during that period, the final amount of retention held on the construction contract will be released to the prime contractor. If a stop payment notice is received, the amount of the stop notice is withheld by the Agency from the retained amount until the payment dispute between the stop notice filing party and the prime contractor is resolved. The prime contractor for this work was Maggiora Bros. Drilling, Inc., Watsonville, CA.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
FINANCING:
No financial impact.
Prepared by: Amy Woodrow, Senior Water Resources Hydrologist, (831)755-4860
Approved by: Ara Azhderian, General Manager, (831)755-4860
Attachments:
1. Board Order
2. Notice of Completion