R2012-110 AUTHORIZING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1, FEUTZ CONTRACTORS, INC.

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Public Works Memorandum NO. 2012-32 DATE: May 14, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor McElroy and City Council FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager Richard G. Marley, P.E., Public Works Director SUBJECT: Downtown Streetscape & Open Area Enhancement Program Main Street Streetscape Enhancement Project Change Order#1 City Project 2010-17 SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council approve the attached resolution authorizing Change Order No. 1 to the Main Street Streetscape Enhancement Project, City Project 2010-17, with Feutz Contractors, Inc. Said Change Order will provide additional funding in the amount of$226,023.74, to the $4,087,534.04 contract, for a total project cost of$4,313,557.78. The change order is 5.5%of the original contract price. PRIOR COUNCIL ACTION: Appendix A provides a summary of the prior Council action. BACKGROUND: Downtown Streetscape and Open Space Enhancement On July 5, 2011, the City Council authorized a contract with Otto Baum Company to begin the first phase of the North Water Streetscape Enhancement project which included the 300 and 400 blocks of North Water Street, along with the 200 block of East North Street. This work is substantially complete. On October 17, 2011,the City Council authorized a contract with Kinney Contractors, Inc. to complete the second phase of the Water Street Streetscape Project from William Street to Wood Street. This project is currently underway with work progressing to the 200 block of North Water Street and on Main Street and William Street. The project is to be completed prior to the Decatur Celebration. On February 21, 2012, the City Council authorized a contract with Feutz Contractors to complete the Main Street portion of the downtown streetscape program. This project is currently underway with the 100 block of East Prairie and Merchant Street nearly completed and with work progressing to Main Street. Merchant and Prairie are to be completed prior to the Decatur Celebration and the remaining project to be fully completed by spring 2013. Change Order The Sams Hockaday building located on the northwest corner of Prairie and Main(see drawing) has large sub-sidewalk vaults on Main Street and on Prairie Street. Sub-sidewalk vaults are basement areas that extend into the City's right of way under the sidewalk. Page I 1