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Discuss and consider action to approve a Change Order in the amount of $56,468.40 and 135 additional days for the construction contract for the Wilbarger Creek Park Project with QA Construction Services, Inc. and authorize the City Manager to execute the same.
Summary
This item includes a change order in the amount of $56,468.40 and 135 additional days for the construction contract for the Wilbarger Creek Park Project. City staff and the Contractor agreed to remove the Limestone Wall-Block Adjustments in the amount of $32,650.00, all other components were determined to remain in the Change Order necessary for reimbursement to the Contractor.
City Staff had taken a change order to City Council for consideration at the July 28, 2020 City Council Meeting. At that time, the change order included an increase of $89,118.40 and added 135 additional days to the construction contract. At the July 28 meeting, the City Council chose not to approve the change order and posed many valid questions regarding the project and proposed change order. Staff has provided additional information about the project, in the background, for reference as related to the change order and further explanation on how we got to where we are. There reportedly have been multiple issues with how the City has managed the project and changes in field conditions.
Since the July 28th City Council meeting, City staff has met with the Contractor to renegotiate the Change Order and confirm the project completion and delivery of the Wilbarger Creek Park. The Contractor has provided information in support of the proposed Change Order Items and the documentation is attached to the City Council Agenda Item. The revised Change Order has also been provided as an attachment for review of the items for consideration of the modified Change Order pricing. A majority of the requested items were related to Request for Information (RFI) as such those have been referenced in the Change Order line items.
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