Explanation
1. BACKGROUND: This Ordinance authorizes the Director of Public Utilities to modify and increase the professional engineering services agreement with Burgess and Niple, Inc. for the Hap Cremean Water Plant (HCWP) Treatment Improvements Project, for Division of Water Contract No. 1151.
The original agreement as well as Modification No. 1 provided preliminary and detailed design of the project.
During the preliminary and detailed design phases, the design team encountered numerous issues that affected the implementation of the new treatment process requiring additional design services that were not anticipated in the original scope of services. These additional design services as well as Engineering Services During Construction were addressed under Modification No. 2.
Modification No. 3 (current) is a continuation of Engineering Services During Construction as defined in Modification No. 2, in addition to the following: conduct an electrical arc flash study that enhances safety for plant maintenance staff; provide additional shop drawing review services related to the ozone system; and provide increased assistance with startup and commissioning of the ozone system.
1.1 Amount of additional funds to be expended: $1,510,000.00
Original Agreement Amount: $ 4,259,792.00 (EL010296)
Modification 1 $ 452,000.00 (EL012665)
Modification 2 $ 7,163,346.00 (EL013741)
Modification 3 (current) $ 1,510,000.00
Total (Orig. + Mods.1-3) $13,385,138.00
1.2. Reasons additional goods/services could not be foreseen:
Several unanticipated conditions were encountered during construction including: an extended construction schedule resulting from approved change orders; unforeseen field conditions; higher than expected level of effort for shop drawing review work; unanticipated efforts to accommodate an alternate ozone system; higher than expected level of effort for startup and commissioning of the ozone system; and the inclusion of an arc flash study. Th...
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