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Ordinance amending the FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget; Change Order No. 4 with Texas Standard Construction in the amount of $16,656.25 for Fargo Outfall Rehab project.
Presenter
Ron McCuller, Director of Public Works
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On March 4, 2014 the City awarded a construction contract to Texas Standard Construction in the total amount of $704,507.90 for Fargo Outfall Rehab Project. Included as part of the contract award was a 5 percent contingency of $35,225.39 for project changes while under construction, which is typical for Capital Improvements projects.
This project was originally driven by the 2008 Grand Prairie Wastewater Master Plan, identifying it as a need to alleviate periodic sanitary sewer overflows during wet weather periods. This project was selected by the Texas Water Development Board as a project eligible for a Green Project Reserve Grant, equating to $87,000 towards the construction cost being provided to the City by the State. TWDB approved the award and issuance of a notice to proceed for this project which consists of the rehabilitation and replacement of 3,525 linear feet of wastewater pipelines west of of FM 1382, south of Fargo Drive.
This change order/Amendment No.4 provides for Stand-by rental of 2200 LF of 18” HDPE pipe- in- place for By-Pass pumping operation. A TRA project downstream of the Fargo project which receives flow this pipeline had not met the expected completion date resulting in further delays to the Fargo Outfall project and shutting down our contractor. TRA is expected to complete their project which will receive flows from Fargo outfall by the end of 2015. It is expected that Texas Standard construction will ask for remobilization costs upon resuming work.
Change order No. 1 at no cost to the City provided for compliance with terms and conditions of the nationwide permit 12 for utility line activities and National flood insurance program.
Change order No. 2 in the amount of $1,250 provided for removal and replacement of sewer manholes.
Change order No. 3 in the amount of $32,361.81 provided for halting construction and resuming by-pass sewer operation due to excessive back flows from downstream TRA interceptor.
Construction of this project is scheduled to be completed on June 1, 2016.
Financial Consideration
State statutes require City Council approval of a change order when the cumulative cost of this change order exceeds $50,000. With approval of this change order, the City Manager will be able to approve the change order to a cumulative value of $50,000 without additional Council approval. Also, the City, as an owner, reserves the right to increase the amount of the work to be performed in a given construction contract by an amount not to exceed twenty-five (25%) percent of the original bid. The amount of this contract is $704,507.90 and the 25% value of this contract is $176,126.98. All change orders/amendments including the current request total $50,268.06.
Funding in the amount of $16,656.25 is available as follows:
1. $1,613.58 is available in contract C14129 contingency Wastewater Capital Projects Fund (500692) WO# 01211803 (Fargo Outfall Rehab Project) 68540 (Construction)
2. $15,042.67 is available by appropriating and transferring from the unobligated fund balance of Wastewater Capital Projects Fund (500692) to WO #01211803 (Fargo Outfall Rehab Project) 68540 (Construction)
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, AMENDING THE FY 2015/2016 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS BUDGET BY TRANSFERRING AND APPROPRIATING $15,043 FROM THE UNOBLIGATED FUND BALANCE IN THE WASTEWATER CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND (500692) WO# 01211803 (FARGO OUTFALL REHAB PROJECT).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE FY 2015/2016 Capital Improvement Projects Budget be amended by transferring and appropriating $15,043 from the unobligated fund balance in the Wastewater Capital Projects Fund (500692) WO# 01211803 (Fargo Outfall Rehab Project)
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 15TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2015.