City of Lawrence

Utilities Department 

MEMORANDUM

 

TO:              David Corliss, City Manager

                        Cynthia Boecker, Assistant City Manager

                   Diane Stoddard, Assistant City Manager

                  

FROM:         Philip E. Ciesielski, P.E., Assistant Director of Utilities

 

CC:                        Dave Wagner, Utilities Director

                   Beth Frailey Krishtalka, Management Analyst

Mark Hegeman, Water Systems Manager

Dave King, Maintenance Manager

 

DATE:           May 21, 2008

 

RE:                  Phase II Clinton Water Treatment Plant Expansion 2CP205 – Approval of Change Order No. 4

Please include the following item on the City Commission Agenda for consideration at the

May 27, 2008 meeting:

 

Approval of Change Order No. 4 to the construction contract with CAS Construction LLC for the Phase II Clinton Water Treatment Plant Expansion increasing the contract amount by $48,529.62 and adjusting the completion dates by an additional 44 days.

Project History:

Phase I of the Clinton Water Treatment Plant (WTP) expansion was completed in 2002 through a modified design build approach.  Phase I of the expansion improved the raw water pumping, filtering capacity, transfer pumping and various electrical/mechanical systems.  The phased implementation of the Clinton WTP expansion provided the flexibility to the City of Lawrence to meet seasonal demands without water restrictions and delay constructing infrastructure in advance of regulatory determinations which could impact the selection of treatment processes.  

 

The 2003 Master Plan provided a schedule of work for completing Phase II of the expansion. The project will increase capacity to meet projected customer demands, improve reliability of the water treatment facility, and provide for future treatment processes if needed for upcoming regulations.  The improvements will complete the expansion of the water treatment plant to a firm capacity of 25 million gallons per day (mgd) and hydraulic capacity to 30 mgd.  This will include new basins, high service pumping, electrical improvements and miscellaneous building/chemical feed improvements.

 

On March 27, 2006 the following 3 base bids were received:

 

          CAS Construction, LLC                                      $13,929,000.00

          BRB Construction                                   $14,351,000.00

          Foley Construction                                 $15,486,300.00

 

The project was awarded to CAS Construction, LLC by the City Commission during their April 17, 2007 meeting.

 

Details:

Previously three (3) Change Orders have been submitted by CAS Construction, LLC and approved by the City. These change orders were a combination of increases and deductions and resulted in a net increase to the contract of $26,782.05 and no change in the contract times.

 

Change Order No. 4, attached, requests a net increase to the contract of $48,529.62 for additional work and materials, and an increase in the contract time by 44 days to account for additional work and delays due to adverse weather conditions.

 

Project Schedule:

 

Original Contract        Substantial Completion         July 8, 2008

Final Completion                  October 16, 2008

 

Change Order No. 4  Substantial Completion         August 21, 2008

                             Final Completion                  November 29, 2008

 

Construction Contract Costs:

 

Original Contract                 $13,929,000.00

Change Order No.1                   $11,435.09

Change Order No.2                     $3,108.80

Change Order No.3                   $12,238.16

Change Order No.4                   $48,529.62

Current Contract Total         $14,054,311.67

 

To date Change Order adjustments are 0.54% of the original contract amount.

 

Project Funding: 

Funding for the construction of the Phase II expansion, and the associate construction phase engineering services, is come from the bonded construction fund for 2005/2007. 

Action Requests:  Utilities staff requests approval of Change Order No. 4 to the construction contract with CAS Construction LLC for the Phase II Clinton Water Treatment Plant Expansion increasing the contract amount by $48,529.62 and adjusting the completion dates by an additional 44 days.

Thank you for your assistance.  Please advise if you have any questions.