SUBJECT: RESOLUTION
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Resolution To Authorize A Change Order to the Water Treatment Facility Solids Handling Equipment and Building Project in the Amount of $665,602.00
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Gary Behlen, Public Works Director
FISCAL INFORMATION:
Additional Cost as Recommended: $ 665,602
Balance Available: $ 728,000
Fund: Water
Budget Line Item Number: 500.70.110.605000.100229
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution to amendment of said contract, authorize the appropriate Town officer to execute said amendment, authorize Staff to expend contracted funds and contingency funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
At the November 15, 2016 Board Meeting, the construction phase of a design-build project was awarded to Fischer Construction, Inc., and JVA Consulting Engineers (FC/JVA), Inc. The construction phase of the Solids Handling Project is now almost complete and has come in under the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) plus contingency funds. During this project a sewer line was installed along the southern and eastern sides of the finished water clearwell at the Lynn R. Morgan Water Treatment Facility (WTF). Upon installation of the sewer line unusual amounts of groundwater were encountered, which were suspected to be coming from a leak in the finished water clearwell. A contractor was mobilized to perform a dive inspection of the clearwell and two issues were found; a leaking pipe joint between the WTF and the 1.75 million gallon (MG) clearwell and disintegrating grout in the clearwell floor. These leaks need to be addressed quickly to avoid further damage and potential groundwater intrusion into the clearwell.
The 2017 water capital budget includes funds to design and construct clearwell improvements at the WTF. The first part of the planned improvements is to add baffles to increase chlorine contact time...
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