Primary Department: County Engineer
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Milton Rahman, PhD, P.E., PMP, CFM, ENV SP, County Engineer
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): Job No. 24/0059, UPIN 21103N306330001
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Environmental Allies, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 29.01%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): 14.78%
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a change in contract with Environmental Allies, Inc., in connection with Detention Basin Enhancement Program - Goforth - 2021, adding 40 calendar days, with an addition in the amount of $20,365.43, Job No. 24/0059-2, UPIN 21103N306330001, Precinct 3, MWBE Contracted Goal: 29.01%, MWBE Current Participation: 14.78%.
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Background and Discussion:
The project is the construction of a pump station to preemptively lower the water level of the Goforth Park pond prior to a major rain event to provide additional watershed drainage capacity. The requested change order is necessary to compensate the contractor for additional scope and delays resulting from revisions and unforeseen field conditions introduced late in the project. Revised fence plans required extra submittals, procurement, galvanizing, and materials beyond the original contract. CenterPoint's transformer pole was installed in a different location than shown on the plans, requiring an unanticipated reroute of the service duct bank and riser with added underground work. These changes materially altered the original scope, cost, and schedule, warranting appropriate contract adjustment.
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