From
Anda Upchurch
Title
Change Order #1 with Gardner Telecommunications, Inc. of Mesquite, TX in the amount of $6,392 for the installation of fiber conduit to the proposed video board structure at Carrier Pkwy at IH 20 to facilitate communication to the new digital signs.
Presenter
Sholeh Karimi, Traffic Engineer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
On March 18, 2014, the City Council awarded a construction contract to Gardner Telecommunications, Inc. of Mesquite, TX in the amount of $95,578.00 plus a 5% contingency of $4,779.00 for Lake Ridge fiber installation.
On June 17, 2014, the City Council awarded a construction contract to Moore Construction Management, Inc. in the amount of $441,000 plus a 5% contingency for the construction of three sign structures at key locations around the City that would house two video boards at each location. It was noted that the construction plan did not include provision for providing fiber conduit to the sign structure especially at Carrier and IH 20 video board proposed location.
The proposed Change Order #1 includes installation of fiber conduit infrastructure from the sign structure to the existing city conduit and installation of fiber optic communication cable from the sign location to the city fiber network splice point to establish fiber communication to the video boards at Carrier Pkwy at IH 20.
Financial Consideration
Funding for change order #1, in the amount of $6,392, is available in the Municipal Facilities Capital Projects Fund (405090) WO #01303003 (Electronic Signage).