Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-400, approving Change Order No. 9 to the Arlington Operations Center Agreement with Cornerstone General Contractors
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
ORIGINATOR: Kelli Kunz
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved (Tom Teigen 10/1/2026)
PURPOSE: Approval of Change Order #9 to authorize payment to the Contractor, Cornerstone General Construction for added work associated Redesign of the EV Charging System
BACKGROUND: The Department of Public Works determined the need to construct a new road operations center and emergency response facility at the County’s Arlington Operations site located in Arlington, WA. • Through a Request for Qualifications and a subsequent Request for Proposal Public Works solicited the services of a Design Build Contractor or Consultant to assist the County with this project. Cornerstone General Contractors responded to RFQ-23-001SB and RFP-23-004SB and was selected through established Federal State and County policies and practices. • Snohomish County and Cornerstone General Construction entered into agreement on December 13, 2023, for the design and construction of the Arlington Operations Center under Progressive Design Build Agreement PDB01-23. • To date, PW has executed five amendments to the original agreement which include Validation (Motion No. 24-097), Design (Motion No. 24-317), Granite Falls Stating Site Construction (Motion No. 25-302) and Arlington Operations primary site construction (Motion No. 25-320). • This project was not bid but selected through an RFQ/RFP process and therefore requires Council approval for any contract amendments above $100,000 or 20% of the contract value, whichever is less. • To date there have been five amendments and six change orders approved by Council, and two change orders and one amendment approved by the PW Director. • An additional change order is needed above the PW Director’s authority and requires Council consideration: Cha...
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