CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #2 to Contract 20-317, 2020 Traffic Signal LED Replacement Program, to Electric Conduit Construction Company reducing the contract by an amount not to exceed $1,276.49 for a total award of $161,381.15
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BACKGROUND:
The City Council awarded Contract 20-317 to Electric Conduit Construction on October 6, 2020 with a completion time of 90 calendar days after catalog cut approval. The purpose of this contract is to replace the LED lamps and do related work on traffic signals at 37 intersections and to install a new pedestrian signal at the intersection of Washington Street and Van Buren.
Change order #1 was approved by the City Manager on February 22, 2021 and provided a 19-day extension to the required completion time, due to lead times on materials and inclement winter weather.
DISCUSSION:
This change order is requested as a final balancing change order to update contract quantities based on field conditions.
The amount of this change order decreases the original contract amount by $1,276.49.
I, Christine M. Rhoades, of Transportation, Engineering, and Development Business Group certify that this work is necessary for successful completion of this work/project/contract. I further certify that the circumstances said to necessitate the change in performance were not reasonably foreseeable at the time the contract was signed, or the change is germane to the original contract as signed, or the change order is in the best interest of the city and authorized by law.
This contract was approved with contingency in the amount of 5% ($8,132.88) of the original contract value and 29 days. The use of contingency funds is not required since these changes result in a net decrease in the overall contract value. A summary of the award and contingency information is prov...
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