Title
Ordinance Amending the General and Fire Stations Bond Series 2019 Fund Budgets for Additional Services Needed for Construction of Fire Station 7
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Department: Fire
Council District: 2
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Jim Robinson, 373-2297
Contact 2 and Phone: Kenney McDowell, 373-2302
PURPOSE:
City Council approval is requested for an ordinance necessary to fund a change order to Contract 19-0330 for the construction of Fire Station 7. After the original contract was awarded the following change order items were identified: Unsuitable Soils & Unforeseen Conditions at $448,537; Plan Revisions $95,594; Dudley Interns (3 @ 3 months) $16,000; Station Alerting & Special Inspections $20,690; Commissioning Agent & Asbestos Abatement $26,865; Low Voltage Allowance $20,000. These change order items total $627,686. In order to provide adequate construction services, approval of the ordinance is requested.
BACKGROUND:
The City authorized professional services contract 19-0330 with Samet Corporation in the amount of $7,861,285 on December 17, 2019 to provide demolition and construction of replacement Fire Station No. 7. An ordinance is required to appropriate the necessary funds for this change order.
BUDGET IMPACT:
The ordinance establishes appropriations necessary to fund the change order in the amount of $627,686. This will be funded from appropriated General Fund balance, previously unappropriated code compliance inspection revenues, and reimbursements from Guilford County. Guilford County will reimburse 22 percent of eligible additional service costs totaling $125,619 of the shared cost at the completion of the project.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
It is requested and recommended that City Council approve the ordinance in the amount of $627,686 to fund the change order for contract 19-0330 with Samet Corporation for the completion of construction of Fire Station No. 7.