Explanation
BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the construction contract with Complete General Construction Company for the West 5th Avenue Underpass Stormwater System Improvements Project, for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. This modification is needed due to unforeseen conditions found during construction.
The contract modification consists of construction of 10 Ft. by 5 Ft. concrete box culvert storm sewer, sanitary sewer relocation, full width/depth pavement replacement along West Fifth Avenue in the vicinity of the Olentangy River Road intersection between a RR overpass and Olentangy River, and such other work as was necessary to complete the contract in accordance with the plans and specifications. The original force account is insufficient to compensate the contractor for the work performed at the City's request outside the original scope.
1. Amount of additional funds to be expended: $90,000.00
Original Contract Amount: $1,281,254.04
Amount of original contract and this modification: $1,371,254.04
2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
Unknown site conditions included relocation of the concrete box necessitated by a conflict with an AT&T duct bank, ex. 42" water line which had to be depressurized while maintaining services (not originally planned), and miscellaneous traffic signal work at the Olentangy River Road and Fifth Ave. intersection which had to be implemented to better respond to traffic patterns.
3. Reason other procurement processes are not used:
The out of scope work was performed during the course of the original contract as an integral part of the in-scope work.
4. How cost of modification was determined:
The Mod amount was determined by tallying costs of all actual items of work which were completed, plus all actual Force Account work, plus costs of remaining work, and subtracting these costs from the original Con...
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