CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 24-067, Trip Hazard Removal Project - Fall, to ASTI Sawing, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $49,296 and a total award of $152,786 and for an additional 43 days
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, P.E., Director of Transportation, Engineering and Development/City Engineer
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council awarded Contract 24-067, Trip Hazard Removal Project - Fall, to ASTI Sawing, Inc. with a completion date of June 2, 2025. The purpose of this contract is to remove vertical differentials between sidewalk squares along selected streets to create a safer walking environment.
DISCUSSION:
The requested Change Order balances all work completed to date. In late fall 2024, a resident called in over 300 locations for sidewalk inspection due to reported differentials. Staff investigated, and due to the density of these requests, directed the contractor to perform saw cutting in this area in lieu of continuing with the original project limits. The contractor was not able to finish work in this area and staff is evaluating including the remaining area on a future trip hazard removal project.
This Change Order modifies the quantity available to the remaining original locations based on cut rates seen on this project to date. These additional quantities should allow the remaining work to be completed without the need for further Change Orders.
This contract was approved with contingency in the amount of 5% ($5,174.50) of the original contract value and 29 days. Staff is not requesting the use of contingency funds for this Change Order because the requested amount exceeds the approved contingency. Contingency dollars are used to allow the contractor to come to a logical terminus if still sawing through the completion of awarded quantities. A summary of the award and contingency information ...
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