10 - Dickson & Orange Street Improvements Construction Contract Close Out)term No,, 10
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TO: City Council
John Godwin, City Manager
FROM: Carta Easton, PE, City Engineer
SUBJECT: TxCDBG DICKSON & ORANGE ST IMPROVEMENTS
CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT CLOSE, OUT
DATE: May 7, 2018
BACKGROUND: In 2015, the City applied for a grant through the Texas Community
Development Block Grant program — Community Development Fund (TxCD,BG — CD),
administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture for the replacement of water lines, sewer
lines and street repair on Dickson Street from 9'�' NW to I It" NW, and also a sewer line
replacement along Orange St. The City was awarded this grant for the 2016-17 budget year,
providing $275,000 toward plan development and construction of the proposed improvements.
Birkhoff, Hendricks & Carter completed the construction drawings for the project, and a
construction contract with B. Bray Construction was authorized in September 2017.
STATUS OF ISSUE: B. Bray Construction has completed all work under this contract and
requests final payment and release of retainage upon acceptance by the City Council. The
original contract amount was $274,975.50. A contract change order in the amount of $2,910.31
was needed to cover additional costs associated with base rock on Dickson Street, bringing the:
final contract and pay amount to $277,885.81. Progress payments have been made in accordance
with the contract documents, and the only remaining payrnent is for the retained amount of
$55,864.08.
The original contract time is 120 calendar days, and time commenced on October 23, 2017,
making the date for substantial completion February 20, 2018, Due to weather and project
related delays beyond the contractor's control, 25 additional days are warranted for the project.
Substantial cornpletion of the work was reached on March 16, 2018, and staff is recommending
acceptance of the final contract time of 145 calendar days.
BUDGET: This project is funded from TxCDBG Community Development Fund,
RECOMMENDATION, Approve of the contract change order, final payment and contract close
out for TxCDGB — Dickson Orange St Improvements project ect with B. Bray Construction.