TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Greg Ruddy, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Change Order No. 2 for Chicago Street Streetscape (Jefferson Street - Cass Street) City Square and Watermain Improvements to Austin Tyler Construction Inc. in the Amount of $579,861.02
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BACKGROUND:
Improvements are currently underway for the Chicago Street streetscape from Jefferson Street to Cass Street and the City Square adjacent to Chicago Street from Van Buren Street to Clinton Street. Utility improvements are included with these projects. A contract for this project was awarded to Austin Tyler Construction, in the amount of $20,107,270.88, on July 2, 2024. Subsequently, Change Order No. 1 was approved by the Mayor and City Council.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Change Order No. 2, a net addition in the amount of $579,861.02 is a result of the following:
1) Insufficient or missing contract quantities for several specialty items;
Seat Walls - $37,710.00 Sanitary Sewer 2" (fountain outfalls) - $12,950.00.
2) Additional Foundation Wall Removal encountered during excavation - $42,883.50.
3) Subsurface rubble from previous building demolition encountered during excavation. Removal was required prior to new construction - $64,530.82.
4) Modification of stage designs for drainage and soffits - $230,000.00.
5) Missing contract items for stage walls and specialty curbs - $84,710.00.
6) Additional removal and replacement of brick pavers adjacent to transformer pad and north of Cass for water main work - $19,192.50.
7) Additional fiber optic runs - $38,300.00.
8) Discovery and removal of an underground oil storage tank associated with the building that previously occupied the southwest corner of Clinton and Chicago Streets - $45,000.00.
9) Removal of an unknown abandoned gas main - $30,618.00.
10) Discovery and removal of railway tracks on Clinton Street - $4,383.43.
11) Balancing of quantities for water main ...
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