CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #2 of Contract 21-141, Julian Street Improvements, to Copenhaver Construction for an amount not to exceed ($3,994.00) and a total award of $3,116,103.98
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DEPARTMENT: Transportation, Engineering and Development
SUBMITTED BY: William J. Novack, Director
BACKGROUND:
City Council awarded Contract 21-141 to Copenhaver Construction on May 4, 2021 for an amount not to exceed $3,113,187.98 with a completion date of October 1, 2021. The purpose of this contract is to bring Julian Street up to city collector street standards from Gartner Road to Prairie Avenue. This includes adding additional storm sewers to improve drainage, extending watermain and sanitary sewers, improving pedestrian connectivity by adding sidewalks, installing street lights, installing a box culvert, and installing curb and gutters. At the north end of the project, between Prairie Avenue and Porter, a 36-inch storm sewer will be installed to address flooding issues.
City Manager awarded Change Order #1 of Contract 21-141 to Copenhaver Construction on July 1, 2021 for an amount not to exceed $6,910.00 and a total award of $3,120,097.98.
DISCUSSION:
This change order is requested to add the necessary pay items to the project.
The storm sewer improvement includes installation of three (3) Inlet Specials (#I-112, #S-153, and #S-154) along the west side of Julian Street near Porter and Near Prairie Avenue. After doing exploratory digging, the Resident Engineer determined that it was not possible to install the three (3) Inlet Specials per plans due to the location of the electric duct bank. The electric duct bank is actually closer to the street than what is shown on the plans. The plans show it under the sidewalk. In order to completely avoid the electric duct bank, it was determined that the storm structures be relocated along the east side of Julian instead. The Inlet Specials woul...
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