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Resolution Approving Change Order in the Amount of $222,741 to Construction Contract with Samet Corporation/SRS, Inc. on the Coliseum Fieldhouse Renovation
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Department: Coliseum
Council District: 1
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Mike Perdue 373-7457
Contact 2 and Phone: Colleen Vann 373-7465
PURPOSE:
City Council is requested to approve a change order to the following contract with Samet Corporation / SRS Inc., the Construction Manager at Risk ("CMAR") building the new Fieldhouse at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex. The new Fieldhouse will be the home venue for the Greensboro Swarm, the Charlotte Hornets' new NBA Development League franchise. The CMAR has worked closely with their sub contractors, architectural and engineering firms and Coliseum staff to insure this building is completed by October 31, 2016 with the Swarm taking occupancy November 1, 2016 for the November 12 home opener.
Renovations include building new 'back of house' support rooms including dressing rooms, coaches' offices, medical room, media work room, offices, laundry facilities, team storage, a new public entrance/box office lobby and additional public restrooms. Renovations will also include new scoreboards, basketball goals, courtside and bench chairs, and a retractable seating system.
As Samet/SRS began the excavation process through their sub-contractor, on the north side of the Fieldhouse (the new back of house space) and on the south west side at the new entrance and lobby, the contractor discovered a significant amount of unsuitable soil in several of these locations which required a change order to their contract. The unsuitable soil had to be removed, discarded, and the dirt was replaced with new dirt along with a flow-fill material and more new dirt. Additional minor change orders included up-grading the existing fire alarm system which was required by the Fire department and replacing the existing fabric roof material th...
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