MLK Center project gets $2,804 increase and 44-day extension

Fresno approved a $2,804.25 increase to Yarbs Grading and Paving's MLK Center active transportation project contract. The changes add power for existing streetlights, install a solar irrigation controller and modify pole-foundation work. The contractor also receives 44 more working days because of utility and sewer conflicts, extending completion to Jan. 7, 2027. The council approved the change on Nov. 5 by a 6-0 vote, with Tyler Maxwell absent.

Approve Contract Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $2,804.25 with forty-four (44) additional working days for the installation of one (1) solar power irrigation controller, cost credit for omitting the removal of pole bases and the installation of a power feed for the existing streetlights, bringing the new Construction Contract total to $7,037,639.37 with $509,224.26 remaining in contingency, with Yarbs Grading and Paving, Inc. of Fowler CA for the MLK Center Active Transportation Infrastructure project located on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Church Avenue and Jensen Avenue - Project ID PW00842 (Council District 3)

Nov 5, 2026ID 26-1394: Approve Contract Change Order No. 3 in the amount of $2,804.25 with forty-four (44) additional working days for the installation of one (1) solar power irrigation controller, cost credit for omitting the removal of pole bases and the installation of a power feed for the existing streetlights, bringing the new Construction Contract total to $7,037,639.37 with $509,224.26 remaining in contingency, with Yarbs Grading and Paving, Inc. of Fowler CA for the MLK Center Active TransportationSource documentPDF 1PDF 2PDF 3PDF 4PDF 5PDF 6