Title
Allocate Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) funds to cover additional costs to complete the renovations of 211 N.E. 1st Street for the office of the Communications Department (B)
This is a request for the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to allocate funds from the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to cover additional costs to complete the renovations of 211 N.E. 1st Street.
Explanation
Additional Capital Funds in the amount of $18,762.49 are requested to cover additional costs to complete the renovation work at 211 N.E. 1st Street. This work includes the unforeseen replacement and/or repair of existing items in the 1950’s era building that were severely deteriorated and not useable in the renovation. These include ductwork/insulation, suspended ceilings, lighting fixtures, portions of the brick/stone exterior veneer, thermal roof insulation, electrical breakers, and the complete replacement of the existing main underground sanitary sewer line from the new handicapped accessible restroom at the rear of the building west to the main utility line under N.E. 1st Street. This additional work was approved in the field and additional funds are requested after the fact in order to minimize the cost impact to this renovation project. If the additional work had been delayed during the ongoing construction process the additional cost is estimated to have exceeded $30,000 and delayed timely completion of the project.
Fiscal Note
The original Construction Management GMP Contract amount for this project was $298,053.00 and therefore, as a construction project less than $300,000, did not require Commission approval (City Procurement Policy 41-570). A net savings of $1,514.74 was realized through the Owner Direct Purchase program. The total cost of the additional renovation/replacement work outlined above was $22,224.23. These additional expenses bring the total cost of the renovation to $318,762.49, which is $18,762.49 over the construction project purchasi...
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