SUBJECT: CONSENT AGENDA
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A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving Change Order No. 4 to the Agreement with Spiegel Industrial, LLC for the Second Phase of the 4MG Concrete Storage Tank Lining Removal
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $390,900
Balance Available: $400,000
Budget Line Item Number: 500-70-110-605000-100343
500-70-110-605000-100279
New Appropriation Required: No
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the change order in the amount of $390,900, between the Town of Erie and Spiegel Industrial, LLC, authorize the appropriate Town officer to execute said change order, and authorize staff to expend contracted funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
The Town's largest drinking water storage tank, a 4 million gallon concrete tank was constructed in 2015 and a protective coating (liner) was installed to protect the concrete from corrosion (aka concrete degradation). Upon final warranty inspection in 2017 it was discovered that the liner had begun to fail and separate from the tank wall. This situation was monitored in the interim while staff considered engineering investigations and negotiations with the general contractor. In 2019 the Town received $500,000 as a settlement towards the ultimate replacement of this liner. The tank, being the main supply for fire flow and peak demand storage, has remained in service during this time. It has been regularly inspected and taken offline (drained) multiple times. This spring Spiegel LLC removed the most significant failing areas of the liner, and we placed the tank back online just in time for (early) summer irrigation season.
At that time, and after observing the condition of the liner and consulting with engineers and contractors who specialize in water tanks, staff concluded we should finish removing the rest of the existing coating and insta...
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