Meeting_Body
CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: UNIVERSAL CITY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE, CONTRACT NO. C1043
ACTION: AUTHORIZE INCREASE IN CONTRACT MODIFICATION AUTHORITY
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
APPROVING an increase in Contract Modification Authority (CMA) for pending and future Contract Modifications in the amount of $400,000 for Contract No. C1043 Universal City Pedestrian Bridge, awarded to Griffith Company, increasing the total CMA from $2,142,500 to $2,542,500. This action does not affect the Life of Project budget.
Issue
ISSUE
To date the Contract is 52% complete and several unforeseen conditions have impacted construction activities. As a result, staff requests additional CMA in the amount of $400,000, to prevent possible delay to the construction completion.
Staff is not requesting an increase to the Life of Project (LOP) budget at this time. However, project contingency has fallen below 1.5% due to the aforementioned changes with 52% of construction complete. Staff is monitoring the LOP budget closely and should staff identify a need to increase the LOP, they will return to the Board at a later date.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
Metro issued the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for Design-Build (DB) Contract No. C1043 for the Universal City Pedestrian Bridge Project in January 2014. As of September 30, 2015, the Contractor, Griffith Company (Griffith) has completed all design activities and is approximately 52% complete with construction.
Some of the significant change orders executed to date include relocation of the transformer necessary to power the bridge equipment, modification of the structural member fabrication to meet more stringent code requirements, and implementation of major foundation design modifications to comply with the findings of the most current geotechnical report.
In addition to the above, Griffith has submitted several additional requests for contract changes, including ...
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