Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: DIVISION 13 BUS OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY (DIVISION 13) CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
ACTION: INCREASE CONTRACT MODIFICATION AUTHORITY
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AUTHORIZING an increase in Contract Modification Authority (CMA) to Contract No. C0974 with McCarthy Building Companies for Division 13 Bus Operations and Maintenance Facility in the amount of $1,000,000, increasing the total CMA from $18,512,000 to $19,512,000. This action does not affect the FY2016 or Life of Project budget.
Issue
ISSUE
This action is required to provide additional funding to issue Contract Modifications for construction of Division 13 and not delay final completion scheduled for December 2015.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
The volume of construction change orders is depleting the CMA and is directly related to design-related changes. Numerous design errors and omissions caused significant impacts in McCarthy's planned construction effort, resulting in above industry-standard construction change orders and requiring additional redesign effort from the designer-of-record, Maintenance Design Group (MDG), to correct design-related changes. The design disciplines that have been the most problematic include mechanical, electrical and plumbing. The project team estimates that design-related changes amounted to approximately $10,445,141 in additional costs, or approximately 14% of the original contract value. These costs were also absorbed by the project contingency as identified in the attached Contract Modification/Change Order Log (Attachment B). Metro has evaluated all design-related changes related to this project, have retained counsel, and are actively pursuing an Errors and Omissions claim to recover these costs from the designer-of-record, its subcontractors and/or their insurers.
Determination_Of_Safety_Impact
DETERMINATION OF SAFETY IMPACT
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