CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Contract 22-070-0.01, 2022 Guardrail Improvements Project, to Misfits Construction Company for an amount not to exceed $27,222.86 and a total award of $175,389.86 and for an additional 577 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:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
The City Council awarded Contract 22-070 to Misfits Construction Company on April 5, 2022, with a completion date of November 1, 2022. The purpose of this contract is to replace obsolete guardrail end terminals with terminals that meet current Illinois Department of Transportation standards. Based on guidance from federal and state transportation agencies, the City updated its guardrail inventory in 2017 and identified runs of guardrail that did not meet current standards for crashworthiness. The City started replacing these obsolete end terminals in 2018. This contract completes this replacement program, improving safety and helping keep Naperville in line with federal and state recommendations regarding existing guardrail installations.
DISCUSSION:
This Change Order is requested to accommodate additional work that is necessary to properly complete the project.
111th Street
One of the guardrail locations on 111th Street is close to railroad tracks, and for safety reasons, the railroad company required the use of their flaggers during any work on the guardrail. While an approximate allowance had been provided in the contract to account for this expense, it was insufficient to complete the entire duration of the work.
Book Road
During construction, it was discovered there was a Nicor gas main close to the end terminals being installed along Book Road. To ensure the guardrail posts could be safely driven into the ground, the contractor had to pothole deeper than origin...
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