SUBJECT:
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A Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Erie Approving the First Amendment to the Construction Manager At-Risk (CMAR) Contract with Archer Western, LLC for the North Water Reclamation Facility Expansion
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PRESENTER/PREPARER: Todd Fessenden, Public Works Director
Wendi Palmer, Civil Engineer
TIME ESTIMATE: 15 minutes
only required for non-consent items
FISCAL SUMMARY:
Cost as Recommended: $26,488,353
Balance Available (2020 funds): $24,255,043
Proposed 2021 budget $ 5,000,000
Fund: Waste Water
Budget Line Item Number: 510-70-110-605000-100267
New Appropriation Required: Yes
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution to amend said agreement, authorizing the appropriate Town officer to execute said agreement and authorize staff to expend budgeted funds.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Background:
Archer Western was engaged as the CMAR for the pre-construction phase of the upcoming expansion of the North Water Reclamation Facility (NWRF). The CMAR provides input to ensure efficiencies in design and constructability, costing at various stages of design and ultimately provides a guaranteed-maximum-price which includes competitively bidding all project phases/disciplines. The resultant Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) represents the maximum price the Town will pay for the project (absent change orders approved by the Town). The Town has established a reasonable contingency for the project at roughly 5% and an allowance for repairs to an existing tank that has concrete damage due to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas present in wastewater. Archer Western has constructed numerous treatment facilities throughout the Front Range and Colorado over decades and has an excellent reputation.
At the June 12, 2018 Board Meeting, the Board Authorized the Award of a Consultant Contract to HDR Engineering, Inc. for the North Water Reclamation Facility Master Plan and...
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