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File #: 421-25   
Type: Consent Agenda Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/23/2025 In control: City Council Meeting
On agenda: 8/5/2025 Final action:
Title: Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Black Road Acres Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Lex Cox & Sons Excavating for a Decreased Amount of ($378,659.53) and Pay Estimate No. 2 and Final in the Amount of $1,462,680.70
Attachments: 1. Approver Report
TO: Mayor and City Council

FROM: Allison Swisher, Director of Public Utilities

SUBJECT:
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Approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Black Road Acres Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project to Lex Cox & Sons Excavating for a Decreased Amount of ($378,659.53) and Pay Estimate No. 2 and Final in the Amount of $1,462,680.70
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BACKGROUND:
On January 16, 2024, the Mayor and City Council awarded a Contract for the Black Road Acres Phase 2 Water Main Improvements Project, in the amount of $2,850,160.18, on behalf of Len Cox & Sons Excavating, based on the Unit Prices provided in their bid.

The Public Service Committee will review this matter.

CONCLUSION:
This project has been completed, inspected, and accepted by the Department of Public Utilities. Change Order No. 1, a net decrease in the amount of ($378,659.53) is for the following work:

* Balancing for final quantities
* Deduction for unused quantities
* Additional water main (open cut), 6-inch
* Additional casing pipe (tunneling under sewer), 16-inch
* Additional water main non-pressure connection, 8-inch
* Additional gate valve, 8-inch
* Additional valve vault, 4-foot diameter
* Additional storm sewer removal and replacement, 12-inch
* Additional water service line type k - directional drilling, 1-inch
* Additional restoration of lawns and parkways
* Additional hot-mix asphalt removal and replacement, 2.5-inch binder 1.5-inch surface
* Deduct non-pressure connections
* Deduct water main line stops
* Deduct sanitary sewer removal and replacement
* Deduct storm sewer removal and replacement
* Deduct temporary hot-mix asphalt pavement
* Deduct hot-mix asphalt removal and replacement, 10.5-inch binder 1.5-inch surface
* Deduct PCC restoration items
* Deduct tree removal items
* Repair unmarked water service at vacant lot on 8/30/24
* Repair unmarked water service at 407 E. Bevan Drive on 9/9/24
* Repair buried manhole at 705 Ann Street on 11/7/24
* Repair sprinkler line in the Arden Street parkway on 11/...

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