SUBJECT: Accept Work for Waterline Wrap Repairs, Nerie Construction, LLC, WBS No. S-000MAO-0036-4.
RECOMMENDATION: (Summary) Pass a motion to approve the final contract amount of $936, 676.97 or 6.31% under the original contract amount, accept the work, and authorize final payment.
PROJECT NOTICE/JUSTIFICATION: Under this project, the contractor provided a work order based rehabilitation of water lines up to 16-inches in diameter in the distribution system on an emergency basis throughout the City.
DESCRIPTION/SCOPE: This project consisted of the improvement and/or replacement of new installation of main water lines and service lines. The main lines ranged in diameter up to 16 inches and the water service lines ranged in size from ¾-inch to 2-inches in diameter. The project was awarded to Nerie Construction, LLC with an original contract amount of $999,750.40. The Notice to Proceed date was 08/05/2013 and the contract duration for this project was 365 calendar days. This was a work order based contract with work orders assigned on as–needed basis.
LOCATION: The work performed under the contract included all locations within all Council Districts.
CONTRACT COMPLETION AND COST: The Contractor, Nerie Construction, LLC, has completed the work under the contract. The final cost of the project, including overrun and underrun of estimated bid quantities, is $936,676.97 a decrease of $63,073.43 or 6.31% under the original contract amount. The contractor did not complete certain work orders within the required time frame; therefore liquidated damages of $5,600.00 were assessed on October 15,2014. These damages were reflected in Pay Estimate No. 13.
MWBE PARTICIPATION: No MWBE participation goal was established for this project. As the contract amount did not exceed the threshold of $1,000.000.00 required for a goal oriented contract per Section 15-82 of the Code of Ordinances.