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
Executive Summary:
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:
> 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
> 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 adjustm...
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