Memorandum
Date: June 23, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Lars Ewing, Public Works Director
Subject: Approve Change Order No. 8 to the contract with Wright Contracting, in the amount of $112,323.79, for a revised contract amount of $12,680,672.60, and authorize the Chair to sign
As your Board is aware, the County is renovating the former California National Guard Armory into serve as the new Lake County Sheriff Administration Center. Construction is approximately 90% complete and remains on schedule for substantial completion date of July 3, 2026.
On March 18, 2025, your Board authorized the delegation of authority to the Public Services Director (now Public Works Director) to approve and execute Construction Change Orders (CCOs) for the agreement with Wright Contracting, subject to the following limitations:
1) No individual CCO executed through the delegated authority shall exceed $210,000;
2) The cumulative total of CCOs approved under this authority shall not exceed $610,750; and
3) The Public Services Director shall present a quarterly report to your Board detailing all CCOs approved under this delegation.
On July 15, 2025, staff presented the first report summarizing the two CCOs that were approved under this delegation (CCO No. 1 and CCO No. 2). On October 21, 2025, staff presented the second report summarizing two more CCOs that were approved under this delegation (CCO No. 3 and CCO No. 4). Since that time, three additional CCOs have been approved (CCO No. 5, CCO No.6, and CCO No. 7). All seven CCOs are summarized as follows:
Ø Approved Change Orders through October 21, 2025, total $497,757.84:
• CCO No. 1: $139,404.84
• CCO No. 2: $68,192.22
• CCO No. 3: $129,246.95
• CCO No. 4: $160,913.83
Ø Approved Change Orders after October 21, 2025, total $105,590.97:
• CCO No. 5: $86,769.87
• CCO No. 6: $25,463.47
• CCO No. 7: $(6,642.37)
The CCOs address typical construction adjustments resulting from design modifications and unforeseen field conditions. All CCOs are included with this memorandum, and specific information describing the changes can be found within each individual CCO.
It is important to note that these CCOs do not require any additional funding beyond what has already been approved by your Board. The delegated authority enabled County staff to respond quickly to these issues, ensuring continued progress on the project without delays.
CCO No. 7 brings the total change orders approved by the Public Works Director to $603,348.81. Because the cumulative value of change orders approved under the delegated authority is approaching the authorized $610,750 limit, staff no longer has sufficient delegated authority to approve additional change orders. Accordingly, Change Order No. 8 requires Board approval.
Proposed CCO No. 8 addresses a variety of project closeout items, design refinements, and owner-requested modifications, including security hardware and card reader revisions, installation of report writing room countertops, exterior building signage, storefront bollards, parking lot gate intercom and access-control electrical work, elevator electrical modifications, correction of existing canopy embeds, and miscellaneous architectural and framing revisions. The change order increases the contract amount by $112,323.79 and does not add any contract time, resulting in a revised contract amount of $12,680,672.60.
Following approval of CCO No. 8, cumulative change orders would total approximately $715,673, representing about 6.0% of the original contract amount. The project budget includes a 10% construction contingency; therefore, total project costs remain within the approved contingency and within existing budget appropriations. Staff anticipate only limited closeout-related changes, if any, following completion of the project.
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Recommended Action: Approve Change Order No. 8 to the contract with Wright Contracting, in the amount of $112,323.79, for a revised contract amount of $12,680,672.60, and authorize the Chair to sign.