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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing Change Order #3 to the construction contract with Lucas Construction Company, Inc. for the Historic District Drainage Improvements (DR2203), in an amount not to exceed $244,110 (Executive Director of Capital Projects)
Background:
Approval of this resolution will authorize Change Order 3 to the construction contract with Lucas Construction, Inc. for Historic District Drainage Improvements (DR2203) in an amount not to exceed $244,110. This will bring the total contract amount to $2,045,309.
A 2023 Drainage Study identified that the flood prone areas along Wisconsin Ave. north of FM 518, can benefit from installation of an underground stormwater system to improve drainage. The final design for the improvements was completed in 2024 which proposed the installation of a series of area inlets with associated 24-inch & 36-inch pipes, and 5’x2’ and 7’x3’ storm boxes underneath the existing roadside ditches and adjacent to Wisconsin Ave, Third & Fourth Streets to reduce flood risk.
Construction started in May 2025. Due to the nature of work, restricted working corridor, historic age of the neighborhood and utility infrastructure, City staff and the designer had anticipated encountering some possible City and franchise utility relocations. Some of these, mainly the gas line, have already been resolved or currently on-going. Below is the summary of Change Orders 1 through 3 to date of which the first 2 were approved administratively. Because of the value, Change Order 3 requires approval by City Council.
Change Order 1: Due to a sanitary sewer line conflict, Contractor was instructed to substitute a 5’x2’ storm box with a larger 5’x4’ storm box to allow the 8-inch sanitary line to penetrate the lower 2 feet of the 5’x4’ storm box and tie back to the main sanitary line. Contractor submitted a change order in the amount of $16,950 for this work. Staff used available unused contract line items to of...
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