Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This legislation will authorize the Director of Public Utilities to modify the construction contract with the Kokosing Construction Company for the Bulen Avenue/Sycamore Street Sewer Replacement Project
This modification is necessary to allow the City to pay the contractor for pavement replacement items that are ineligible under the the terms of the loan that the city received from the Ohio Water Development Authority because the Ohio EPA considers pavement replacement outside of normal trench limits to be the responsibility of the City. This work was necessitated by the existence of predominantly granular soils that were unable to support the trench walls.
2. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT MODIFICATION:
a. Name, Location and Status of Companies Submitting a Bid for the Original Ct.:
The following companies responded to the advertised Request for Bids for this Contract:
Kokosing Construction Co.| Columbus, Ohio| Active Contract Compliance-Majority
Complete General Const. Co.| Columbus, Ohio| Active Contract Compliance- Majority
b. Firm Awarded the Contract; Contract Number:
Kokosing Construction Company| EL003746
c. Contract History; Proposed Modification; Future Needs
Original Contract: $1,188,703.33| EL003746| Ord. No. 2017-2003
The original contract provided for the construction of approximately 1,050 lineal feet of eight to 18-inch diameter sanitary sewer that replaced existing deteriorated sewer lines in project vicinity. Modification No. 1 provides funding for the additional excavation and pavement items that were necessitated by unstable soil along a portion of the project. These items were not eligible under the terms of the loan from the Ohio Water Development Authority.
d. Updated Timeline for Contract Completion:
This modification is establishing funding for additional excavation and pavement replacement items that were ruled ineligible by the Ohio Water Development Authority. All work has been complete...
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