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Change Order to the Construction Contract for the SW 6th Street and SW 2nd Avenue Roundabout Project (B)
This item is a request to approve a change order on the construction contract for the SW 6th Street and SW 2nd Avenue Project Roundabout.
Explanation
On April 01, 2010, the City Commission approved staff's recommendation to award a bid to O'Steen Brothers, Inc., for the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of SW 6th Street and SW 2nd Avenue in accordance with approved plans and specifications. When first conceptualized, this project included, among other things, two goals: 1) complete the project as quickly as possible; and 2) minimize the time during which citizens would be inconvenienced by construction. In order to meet these two goals, the bid specifications for this project included the allowance for the contractor to totally close the intersection for up to 90 consecutive days. In addition to moving the project forward as quickly as possible and minimizing the time during which citizens were inconvenienced, total closure of the intersection allowed for construction cost savings by improved construction efficiencies. However, due to the number of roadway projects currently under construction by various jurisdictions, their associated road closures and detours and concerns expressed by area businesses about customer inconvenience, staff found it necessary to immediately change the maintenance of traffic parameters for the construction of the roundabout. This change was determined after discussions with and support of several local business persons. The net effect of this change is that southbound traffic will be maintained at the SW 6th Street intersection throughout the duration of the construction project.
It is highly desirable that this newly constructed roundabout be fully open to traffic in time for the start of the University of Florida Fall Semester activities and the associated Regional Transit System Fall Rou...
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