CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 22-021, Park Addition Water Main Replacement, to Copenhaver Construction, Inc. for an additional 50 calendar days
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DEPARTMENT: Water Utilities
SUBMITTED BY: Darrell Blenniss, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
City Council awarded Contract 22-021 to Copenhaver Construction, Inc on April 5, 2022 with a substantial completion date of September 30, 2022.
The purpose of this contract is to replace aging and functionally deficient water mains in the Park Addition subdivision.
DISCUSSION:
This change order is requested to extend the substantial completion date from September 30, 2022 to November 18, 2022.
This request is due construction delays that were beyond the control of the general contractor. In 2022, the construction industry as a whole has experienced a shortage of available construction materials, creating delays on projects while increasing the cost of those projects.
For this project, the lack of available water main contributed to a delay of approximately three weeks. The strike by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150 against material producers and quarries across northern Illinois adversely impacted the availability of aggregate necessary for construction. Additionally, due to poor subsurface conditions, there was difficulty installing water services by the specified method, requiring a more time-consuming change in approach. In total, Copenhaver estimates they have been delayed by approximately 14 weeks.
Since starting the project in May, Copenhaver has been diligent in its execution of the Contract work. Copenhaver has been working most Saturdays this summer to make up for the construction delays and has continually demonstrated a good faith effort to complete the work as efficiently as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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