SUBJECT: Accept Work for Fire Hydrant Replacement Project
WBS No. S-000035-0235-4, File No. WA 11180
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary)
Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $1,577,278.62 or 8.37% under the original contract amount, accept the work, and authorize final payment.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided a work order based installation of damaged or irreparable fire hydrants throughout the City.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project provided for the replacement of fire hydrants and valves, the height correction of fire hydrants, and the relocation of fire hydrants and ancillary work. The project was awarded to CES Utilities, Inc. with an original contract amount of $1,721,339.15. The Notice to Proceed date was 02/10/15 and the project had 365 calendar days for completion.
LOCATION: The work performed under the contract included locations within Council Districts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The contractor CES Utilities, Inc. has completed the work under the contract. The project was completed with an additional 30 days by Change Order No. 1. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated bid is $1,577,278.62, a decrease of $144,060.53 or 8.37% under the original contract amount.
MWBE PARTICIPATION: The contract MBE and WBE Goals were 12% and 8% respectively. According to Office of Business Opportunity, the actual participation was 10.39%. The contractor was awarded an “Unsatisfactory” rating.
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Carol Ellinger Haddock, P.E.
Acting Director
Department of Public Works and Engineering